Start-Up Co-Operatives Take on the Uber Economy

Summary

What if Uber drivers owned Uber?

A new breed of start-ups is trying to put that model into place where workers are put ahead of billionaire venture capitalists – and they are tipped to hit Australia’s shores soon.

Start-up ‘co-ops’ are challenging the Uber-style business model that has come to define the so-called sharing economy, where workers are starting to push back against unfair pay and working conditions.