This contribution examines the role(s) played by trade unions in initiating, conducting, and supporting strategic litigation aimed at clarifying the status and rights of workers in the platform economy. It considers how union involvement can shape the outcomes of such cases and the broader benefits this engagement brings. Drawing upon cases from jurisdictions around the world, the discussion identifies both the opportunities and the challenges encountered by unions in pursuing strategic litigation of this kind. The analysis concludes that trade unions have a pivotal role to play in efforts to secure better recognition of, and working conditions for, platform workers through litigation. They possess the resources, expertise, and collective power needed to challenge entrenched business models and structural asymmetries in the platform economy, making them key drivers of systemic change through litigation.
Greville et al. (Thu,) studied this question.