1 00:00:00,079 --> 00:00:06,859 and art gallery and I want to issue a 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:10,019 call for unity for the tenth of februari 3 00:00:06,859 --> 00:00:12,530 demonstrations in Trafalgar Square it's 4 00:00:10,019 --> 00:00:16,470 an appeal for immunity and action 5 00:00:12,530 --> 00:00:19,410 amongst all those who drive for a living 6 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:22,439 the black cabs will be there in strength 7 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:25,439 and their organizations though not 8 00:00:22,439 --> 00:00:28,230 entirely United or at least United on 9 00:00:25,439 --> 00:00:31,170 one or two things and it's my case the 10 00:00:28,230 --> 00:00:34,500 uber drivers and private hard drivers 11 00:00:31,170 --> 00:00:38,820 generally have those things in common 12 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:43,200 with the black cap the first is the need 13 00:00:38,820 --> 00:00:46,739 for a cap on numbers if we keep going on 14 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:49,410 multiplying hundreds every week then not 15 00:00:46,739 --> 00:00:53,129 only will undhan come to a halt in a 16 00:00:49,410 --> 00:00:56,160 fume filled logjam with far too many 17 00:00:53,129 --> 00:00:58,620 people applying for hire in one form or 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:01,379 another on the street at the same time 19 00:00:58,620 --> 00:01:04,439 but the only result can be the endless 20 00:01:01,379 --> 00:01:07,710 driving down of wages uber drivers for 21 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:11,310 example amongst whom I was just week or 22 00:01:07,710 --> 00:01:15,210 two ago many of them are working for 23 00:01:11,310 --> 00:01:17,549 five pounds an hour this in a city where 24 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:20,340 we're demanding among the living wage of 25 00:01:17,549 --> 00:01:23,880 double got ten pounds on all these uber 26 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:26,640 drivers have no sick pay no holiday pay 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:30,420 no rights of any kind they're employed 28 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:34,079 by people who pretend to be just a 29 00:01:30,420 --> 00:01:36,720 manufacturer of a technological app we 30 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:39,240 can have that the stories these wooby 31 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:44,360 drivers are telling me were like stories 32 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:46,979 from 1910 not from 2016 some of them are 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:50,610 complaining that they are sleeping in 34 00:01:46,979 --> 00:01:54,509 their cars because they have to work all 35 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:57,180 the hours that God sends five pounds an 36 00:01:54,509 --> 00:01:59,990 hour in order simply to keep body and 37 00:01:57,180 --> 00:02:02,790 soul together so I'm going to welcome 38 00:01:59,990 --> 00:02:06,540 whoever they work for one of the work 39 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:07,920 for uber or Addison Lee or one of the a 40 00:02:06,540 --> 00:02:11,069 one-man business 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:13,800 black taxi gap if I'm the mayor of 42 00:02:11,069 --> 00:02:17,790 london I'm going to solve this out I 43 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:21,870 want to run uba out of town but not the 44 00:02:17,790 --> 00:02:24,750 drivers we need a plan transport economy 45 00:02:21,870 --> 00:02:27,500 where we find agreement amongst those 46 00:02:24,750 --> 00:02:31,319 who work for the industry not the 47 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:36,209 100,000 pounds a year plus transport all 48 00:02:31,319 --> 00:02:40,050 as tfl me as the mayor with the you PhD 49 00:02:36,209 --> 00:02:43,230 who will represent I hope eventually all 50 00:02:40,050 --> 00:02:46,380 one hundred thousand of those driving in 51 00:02:43,230 --> 00:02:48,900 the private hire sector and the unions 52 00:02:46,380 --> 00:02:51,660 and associations who represent the black 53 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:55,049 caddy between us will sort out a 54 00:02:51,660 --> 00:02:58,290 rational logical planned transport 55 00:02:55,049 --> 00:03:01,709 economy but until we get there I will 56 00:02:58,290 --> 00:03:04,590 support every worker who is driving for 57 00:03:01,709 --> 00:03:08,069 a living whoever the working for and 58 00:03:04,590 --> 00:03:10,280 George Galloway I stand for alumna for 59 00:03:08,069 --> 00:03:10,280 all