OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers alleges that Foodora Canada and its parent company Delivery Hero are breaking several sections of Ontario labour law, by closing down in order to defeat a union organizing drive.
The unfair labour practices complaint has been filed today with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB). Anti-union actions, as CUPW alleges the closure to be, are illegal.
“Foodora may try to cut and run, but they can’t hide from their responsibilities,” says Jan Simpson, National President of CUPW. “Delivery Hero and Foodora made lots of money in this country on the backs of the couriers’ hard work in treacherous conditions, and these couriers don’t deserve to be abandoned in the uncertainty of a pandemic. They have rights and we’ll stand up for them.”
Delivery Hero posted revenue over $1.4 Billion in 2019, and announced recently that sales had almost doubled in the first quarter of 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdowns took effect, and they expect the boost to their revenues to be long-lasting.