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Hi All
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Just goes to show the power of the voice of the people.
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Thanks to all who signed the petition I sent around last month.
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Read on =E2=80=A6
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Michael
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From: Mika Leandro - WeMove Europe <info@xxxxxxxxx>=20
Sent: Wednesday 8 February 2023 12:59
To: Michael Lavin <lavinm37@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: We won against Uber
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This is huge! We won against Uber: EU Members of Parliament voted for =
workers rights, they listened to voters and did not give in to the =
strong pressure from Uber corporate lobbyists.
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Hi Michael,
This is huge! We won!=20
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) just voted for workers' =
rights. They listened to you and did not give in to the strong pressure =
from Uber and their corporate lobbyists.=20
Thank you for everything you did to help secure this vote.
This win could mean that 28 million platform workers in Europe [2] =
=E2=80=93 including hundreds of WeMove Europe members who signed this =
petition and took action =E2=80=93 will finally have the rights they are =
due.=20
The right to a proper employment contract, paid sick leave, paid =
holiday, pay set according to national legislation and collective =
agreements and more. [1]
Let=E2=80=99s celebrate this, it=E2=80=99s big, and it was not easy.
When we started this campaign last summer after the Uber files exposed a =
lot of Uber=E2=80=99s wrongdoing, we were hopeful for change, and =
thousands of you signed the petition. [3]
Sadly by September, our hopes were crushed. It seemed impossible to get =
a strong proposal to be voted on in parliament.
But thanks to the tireless work of our partners at the European Trade =
Union Confederation and many lawmakers things started to change: Members =
of the European Parliament finally started to come together.
Michael, that=E2=80=99s where you came in.
With our partner, we delivered your signature to Members of the European =
Parliament before the vote. Then WeMove Europe members sent over 119,000 =
emails and hundreds of tweets to over 400 key undecided MEPs!
And we won with 376 votes for and 212 against.
It=E2=80=99s not final yet. For this to be set in stone, the EU =
Parliament will need to negotiate the law with the EU Commission and EU =
countries (The EU Council).
The EU Council has not yet agreed on its position, and some key =
countries like Germany are undecided. We know Uber is hard at work =
speaking to EU governments to try and get their way, so our work is not =
done yet. [4]
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<https://www.wemove.eu/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3D37309=
5&qid=3D429816475> Will you chip in to help us take on Uber in this last =
key moment and help secure the win for all the workers in Europe who =
deserve to be treated with dignity?
Let=E2=80=99s not let Uber continue to exploit workers and impoverish =
our public services through unpaid taxes. This system has to change. =
Together we can help make it happen.
In determination,
Mika (Bordeaux), Ola (Warsaw), David (London) and the whole WeMove =
Europe team
P.S. Changing the system doesn=E2=80=99t happen overnight. It takes the =
effort to make bold moves at the right moment. And bold moves =
don=E2=80=99t come cheap. So, will you chip in to help us take on Uber =
to secure the win for all the workers in Europe? =
<https://www.wemove.eu/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3D37309=
5&qid=3D429816475>=20
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References:
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https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/meps-support-full-rights-platform-wo=
rkers
[2] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_6605
[3] =
https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/uber-laws?utm_source=3Dcivimail-51275&utm=
_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3D20230208_EN
[4] =
https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/eu-parliament-adopts-po=
sition-on-platform-workers-directive/
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WeMove Europe is a community of people from all walks of life, who call =
Europe our home,
no matter where we were born, where we live or who we love. In the name =
of a brighter future for people and the planet,=20
we come together to sign petitions, send letters and protest on the =
streets to make our voices heard.=20
Our power comes from each other. And it's thanks to small monthly =
donations, fivers and tenners, that we can keep going.
Michael, please help keep WeMove Europe strong by chipping in.
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