Interview

October 14, 2022

Brunch with Yaseen Aslam, the man who took on Uber

Yaseen Aslam’s fight with Uber isn’t just about fair pay


Tim Smith

11 min read

Yaseen Aslam doesn’t immediately strike you as the kind of person who’d take on one of the world’s biggest tech companies — and win. He’s softly spoken with a chuckle never far from his voice, and it isn’t until a couple of hours into our meeting that he lets on a little about the personal toll his fight with Uber has taken.

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ACDU stickers, urging passengers to treat their driver with respect
ACDU stickers, urging passengers to treat their driver with respect
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The ADCU Uxbridge office
The ADCU Uxbridge office
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A framed photo in the ADCU office of the union's winning court case
A framed photo in the ADCU office
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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