Uber, Lyft drivers striking in major cities to protest low pay
Demands for better pay come as companies hold billion-dollar IPOs. A coalition of labor organizations and Uber and Lyft drivers are participating in a global strike May 8, protesting unfair wages and exploitative pay policies from the ride-hailing giants. The action was timed to coincide with Uber?s expected blockbuster $90 billion initial public offering later this week.
Drivers in at least 10 U.S. cities will participate in the strike, promoted with hashtags like #StrikeUberLyft and #AppsOffMay8, including New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, in solidarity with strikers around the world in Melbourne and Sydney, Montreal, London and other UK cities. Most drivers plan to log off between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. local times, during peak morning commute time. Early reports suggest the number of protesters haven?t significantly disrupted traffic or service on either app.
?We took a vote to go out on this strike as an act of solidarity,? says @bhairavi_desai, New York Taxi Workers Alliance executive director, from the #UberLyftStrike at the Charging Bull. ?But also to demand that Uber and Lyft drivers should be guaranteed 80 to 85% of the fare.? pic.twitter.com/11uKcbMffj? Tyler Sloan (@tesloan) May 8, 2019
Due to the decentralized nature of the protests, which have been organized by different groups in each city, demands, and additional actions, vary. In San Francisco, drivers plan to protest outside Ube...
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