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AI Cameras Are Being Deployed to Hold UK Drivers Responsible for Littering
Artificial Intelligence cameras are being installed in the United Kingdom to combat the ongoing littering problem on the region’s highways. The UK government is rolling out the cameras in a trial run in the South East of England which will be programmed to identify and fine drivers who litter on the highway.
Illinois dust storm: Six dead in horror smash as dirt blown into road blinds drivers
Drivers warned windscreen rule could cost £2,500 fine and penalty points
84 Amazon Delivery Drivers Just Won a $30 an Hour Union Contract
An anonymous reader shared this follow-up report from Vox:
[T]hey unanimously ratified the contract, which will bring their wages from around $20 currently to $30 by September and would allow them to refuse to do deliveries they consider unsafe. But that victory is a bit complicated… They wear Amazon vests and drive Amazon-branded vehicles, have schedules dictated by Amazon, and can even be fired by Amazon. But they’re technically employed by Battle Tested Strategies (BTS), one of approximately 3,000 delivery contract companies that make up Amazon’s extensive delivery network. BTS voluntarily recognized the union after a majority of workers signed union authorization cards and negotiated the union contract.
Amazon has told Vox that its contract with BTS, which exclusively delivers for Amazon, was terminated “well before” workers notified the tech giant Monday, but that the contract hasn’t expired yet. The union said that the delivery people are still working for Amazon and that the contract goes through October, when it typically would auto-renew. What happens next depends on Amazon, the workers, and the interpretation of outdated US labor law… At the crux of the delivery driver issue is whether Amazon controls enough of what the workers do to be considered a joint employer. “If Amazon is able to get away with ignoring the workers’ decision and hiding behind the subcontractor relationships, then I’m afraid we’ll have yet another story of the failure of American labor law,” said Benjamin Sachs, a labor professor at Harvard Law School. “If this leads to a recognition that these drivers are Amazon employees, joint employees, then this could be massively important.”
One element of note: These workers organized in California, which has a lower bar for who is considered an employee, and by extension, who enjoys union protections… Another element that the National Labor Relations Board will likely have to decide is whether Amazon terminated the contract with BTS in order to avoid working with a union, something that would be illegal if they were considered employees.
The article also notes that elsewhere, 50 YouTube contractors also voted to unionize this week.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Labour council wages war on drivers by increasing cost of permits by up to 368%
A Group of Amazon Delivery Drivers Celebrate Unionization Despite Amazon Claiming It Terminated Their Contract
Amazon has a lot of rules for its delivery drivers: clipped nails, no body odor, clean ears, etc… These strict requirements govern everything from personal grooming to online activity (couriers wearing the Amazon uniform are barred from posting anything obscene). The company also sets its drivers’ wage minimums,…
: Amazon disputes delivery drivers’ unionization, says it terminated contract with third-party company
New drivers aged under 25 could be banned from carrying young passengers
Diesel drivers have already paid £1.3BILLION too much this year due to greedy forecourt chiefs
DIESEL drivers have paid £1.3billion too much at the pumps already this year due to greedy forecourt chiefs, research reveals.
Wholesale diesel prices have fallen below those of petrol but garages are still charging 17.45p a litre more — raking in huge mark-ups at the expense of motorists.
Diesel drivers paid £1.3billion too much at the pumps this year due to greedy forecourt chiefs, research reveals[/caption]
The average diesel price is £1.62 per litre. Petrol is £1.47.
It means diesel drivers are paying an extra £10 to fill up the average car or £14 for a van than they should.
Campaigners blame bosses for refusing to reduce retail prices — and demand a Pumpwatch organisation be set up to hold them to account.
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay said: “Wholesale prices are way down from historic highs but the price at the pump for diesel has moved down by mere buttons.
“It is now even more obvious that motorists are being fleeced by the fuel retailers and it’s time for a Pumpwatch price monitor to bring such blatant profiteering to heel.”
Colleague Jonathan Gullis said: “Diesel motorists are at the very heart of the British economy.
“Pump prices are seemingly uncontrollable.”