Rights against the machines
- Date
- February 26, 2020
- Time
- 4:30 PM EST - 6:30 PM EST
- Location
- International Living & Learning Centre; 240 Jarvis Street (Jarvis St. and Gerrard St. E.), International Room, Toronto, ON
- Open To
- This is a free, public event. If you wish to attend, registration is encouraged, for event organizing assistance, but not required.
- Contact
- Aman Rajwani at arajwani@torontomu.ca
- Website
- https://rightsagainstthemachines.eventbrite.com
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is leading a drive to unionize Foodora bike and car couriers in Toronto - the first case of these food courier workers to unionize in Canada that is currently before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. In Bologna, Italy, the Riders Union Bologna, representing food delivery workers in that city, has recently met with some degree of success. This panel discussion will explore the experiences of both campaigns in an effort to learn more about how unionizing can transform working conditions within the context of a rapidly emerging platform capitalism.
Speakers: Marco Marrone (Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Venice), Liisa Schofield (Lead Organizer, Canadian Union of Postal Workers), and Iván Ostos (Bike Courier, Foodora).
This event is co-sponsored by Ryerson University's Faculty of Arts, and Ryerson University's Centre for Labour Management Relations.
Event organizing assistance provided by Mark Thomas (Associate Professor at York University) and Bryan Evans (Professor at Ryerson University).
This venue is fully wheelchair accessible. Please contact tnebesna@torontomu.ca if you require any accessibility accommodations to ensure your full participation.