Is called “Uber FilesAnd it is the investigation that could nail the rise of the multinational based in San Francisco to a position of leadership in the transport sector. It was led by The Guardian newspaper, which had access to more than 124,000 confidential documents dating back to the time when Travis Kalanick was at the top of the company. According to what emerged from these documents, Uber would have conducted one gigantic lobbying campaign for several years during which he would also put pressure on political leaders, from Emmanuel Macron to Joe Biden through former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes.
The US multinational would also have resorted to unscrupulous actions and legal infringements to achieve their leadership position: from exploited, underpaid, spied on and fired without warning or justification to secret programs to block company computers during police searches, to money moved to tax havens to avoid paying taxes while in The company’s official balance sheets were exposed to billionaire losses. In short, it seems that Uber has combined all kinds of pressures and violations of the laws: the first reactions from Italian politicians were not long in coming, as is predictable also that of the trade unions that defend the sector of Taxiwho have asked the Italian government for clarification after the names of Matteo Renzi have also appeared among the names in the documents.
“‘We need violence before offering the solution‘: this is the text of a message written by the former head of Uber, while the powerful Californian multinational was working to raise the level of conflict between Italian taxi drivers and their drivers, recruited in the world of garage rental – the trade associations complain, as reported by Ansa – Systematic violations of the laws, exploitation of labor, continuous violations of workers’ rights and constant pressure on authoritative exponents of various governments and political representatives, so that the rules in force in the countries where Uber has bullied entered, are changed so as not to hinder its path: we ask to know who received the head of Uber at Palazzo Chigi and what did they talk aboutin such a delicate moment in which, for no apparent reason, taxi drivers have been included in the Competition Bill despite the fact that the liberalization of the service is not provided for by the Bolkestein Community Directive and this objective is not among those necessary to achieve in order to obtain European funds of the PNRR “.
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