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Uber rolls out blue checkmark system for rider verification in Chicago, 11 other cities
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUber launched a pilot program Thursday in Chicago and 11 other cities around the U.S. to verify...
Driver’s death rattles colleagues and friends, raises questions about safety on the job
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoChicago livery drivers knew that they could count on Mohammed al Hijoj to bring them coffee and a...
Some Chicago ride-share drivers took part in Valentine’s Day strike, but for many it was business as...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoAbout 100 ride-share drivers gathered in O’Hare Airport’s ride-share staging lot around midday...
Passengers recount hours-late Amtrak trip to Chicago without power aboard: ‘I‘ve been on a train...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDetroit area business analyst Sheri Laufer is no stranger to the Amtrak’s Wolverine line train...
New ride-hail company promises drivers higher wages than Uber — and other labor news
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTake a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week:...
3 charged in Chicago murder, carjacking spree that could bring federal death penalty
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCHICAGO — Federal prosecutors have charged three Chicago residents in a 2020 carjacking and murder...
Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoA Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought...
Ride-share driver shot and killed in Little Italy, police say
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA ride-share driver was fatally shot and a male passenger injured in the Little Italy neighborhood on Monday night, according to Chicago police. The 31-year-old male driver had stopped at a ...