ONGOING ACTION: ADCU calls February UK-wide 24-hour strike against Uber over commissions and pricing
- Perry Richardson
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The App Drivers’ and Couriers’ Union (ADCU) has called a UK-wide, 24-hour strike against Uber on 3 February, urging private hire drivers to log out of the app in protest at new pricing and commission arrangements introduced at the start of the year.
The action will run from midnight on Tuesday 3 February until midnight on Wednesday 4 February 2026. As part of the strike, the union will stage a picket outside Uber’s UK headquarters at Aldgate Tower in east London between 10am and 1pm on the Tuesday.
The ADCU said the strike is a direct response to Uber’s expanded use of dynamic pricing and revised terms and conditions rolled out in January. Under the updated model, the company can retain commissions of up to 49 percent of a fare, according to the union.
Drivers were required to accept the new contractual terms in order to continue accessing the Uber platform. The union said this has led to sharp and unpredictable reductions in take-home pay, adding to financial pressure already facing app-based drivers amid rising vehicle, fuel and insurance costs.
Union to stage London picket as drivers continue protesting new terms
ADCU is calling for the immediate removal of dynamic pricing mechanisms that it says undermine fair and predictable earnings. It is also demanding the introduction of a maximum commission rate of 15 percent, arguing that this level is necessary to make private hire driving economically sustainable.
The union said the London picket is intended to draw attention to what it describes as a growing crisis in the app-based transport sector. Drivers, supporters and members of the media have been invited to attend in order to increase public scrutiny of Uber’s pricing practices.
The planned strike follows similar action supported by ADCU elsewhere in January. The union said those disputes reflected wider resistance among drivers to changes imposed without consultation, as pressure grows on platforms to balance profitability with workforce stability.
Uber has not publicly responded to the strike announcement and the impact of the two strike days recently held in January are unknown. The company has previously said dynamic pricing is designed to balance supply and demand and that drivers benefit from flexibility and access to earning opportunities through the platform.
An ADCU spokesperson said: “Uber’s dynamic pricing and extreme commission levels are destroying drivers’ livelihoods.
“Drivers are being pushed into poverty while the company takes an ever-larger share of the fare. This strike is about dignity, fairness, and the right to earn a living. We call on all drivers to log out, stand together, and join us on the picket line.”
