1.媒體來源: Tech Crunch
2.記者署名:Megan Rose Dickey
3.完整新聞標題:
Uber Eats faces discrimination allegations over free delivery
from Black-owned restaurants
4.完整新聞內文:
※ 社論特稿都不能貼！違者刪除（政治類水桶3個月)，貼廣告也會被刪除喔！可詳看版規
Uber says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration
as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned
restaurants via Uber Eats.
Uber Eats made this change in June, following racial justice
protests around the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed
Black man. Uber Eats said it wanted to make it easier for
customers to support Black-owned businesses in the U.S. and
Canada. To qualify, the restaurant must be a small or medium-sized
business and, therefore, not part of a franchise. In contrast,
delivery fees are still in place for other restaurants.
In one of these claims, viewed by TechCrunch, a customer alleges
Uber Eats violates the Unruh civil Rights Act by “charging
discriminatory delivery fees based on race (of the business
owner).” That claim seeks $12,000 as well as a permanent
injunction that would prevent Uber from continuing to offer free
delivery from Black-owned restaurants.
“We’re proud to support black-owned businesses with this
initiative, as we know they’ve disproportionately been impacted
by the health crisis,” Uber spokesperson Meghan Casserly said in
a statement to TechCrunch. “We heard loud and clear from
consumers this was a feature they wanted—and we’ll continue to
make it a priority.”
The website soliciting customers says eligible people can make up
to $4,000 in compensation if they have paid a delivery fee in
California since June 4, 2020.
The arbitration demands are not super surprising, given that Sen.
Ted Cruz said he expected Uber to face discrimination lawsuits
from restaurants without Black ownership.
It’s also worth noting that the representative for the customer
listed in the complaint is Consovoy McCarthy, whose partners
include President Donald Trump lawyer William Consovoy and others.
TechCrunch has reached out to Consovoy McCarthy and will update
this story if we hear back.
These complaints are reminiscent of one Microsoft is facing,
though not at as high of a level. Earlier this month, the U.S.
Department of Labor essentially accused Microsoft of “reverse
racism” (not a real thing) for committing to hire more Black
people at its predominantly white company.
Meanwhile, this is just one of many legal battles Uber is facing
these days. On the worker side of Uber’s business, a California
appeals court judge recently upheld a ruling granting a
preliminary injunction to force both Uber and Lyft to reclassify
their workers as employees. However, that has yet to go into
effect. That means all eyes are on Proposition 22, a California
ballot measure backed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart that
seeks to keep gig workers classified as independent contractors.
5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://tcrn.ch/35NhDLm
6.備註:
為了聲援 #BLM 運動，Uber Eats 推出黑人經營的餐廳免運活動。
但是這之後收到了大量的調解/仲裁要求。
TechCrunch 說有一件是控訴 Uber Eats 根據人種提供特殊待遇違反了
Unruh civil Rights 法案。要求給其他在加州付運費的使用者補償。
參議員 Ted Cruz 之前也說給黑人優待會違反平權法案:
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1270718166788796422
Microsoft 也因為承諾錄取更多黑人而被美國勞工部警告，要求他們
不能以種族當錄取員工的標準。