Uber and Lyft drivers sign petition asking for relief from higher gas prices
With prices at the pump expected to rise 14 percent this summer, fuel prices ?are hitting [drivers] hard? Uber and Lyft have made it a point to do more to support their drivers. As Harry Campbell, an industry analyst known as the Rideshare Guy, told Curbed, pay and retention are key issues for both of these billion-dollar ridehailing giants, who have been promoting new apps and investments in community driver hubs in efforts to make the lives of independent contractors easier and more profitable.
With summer driving season coming up, hundreds of drivers from across the company have a suggestion: Help them pay for rising gas prices. A petition on Coworker.org started by driver Holly Rubino asks both companies to help drivers pay for rising gas costs (?gas prices are driving us out of the rideshare industry?). More than 500 have signed the petition thus far. With gas prices expected to rise 14 percent this summer, according to U.S. government forecasts, it?s not a trivial concern for drivers worried about their take-home pay.
As both companies grow and provide a larger share of rides and trips in cities, their ability to retain workers and expand is important. While a large portion of their workforces are part-time or flex-time?of the roughly 900,000 people who drive for Uber in the U.S., nearly 60 percent work for less than 10 hours a week?those who work longer hours really feel the impact of rising gas prices on take-home pay.
?Pay is a big factor,? Campbell told ...
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