Why organizing Uber and Lyft drivers is a big challenge

Why organizing Uber and Lyft drivers is a big challenge

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/uber-and-lyft-drivers-strike-for-higher-pay-due-process/

Lyft and Uber drivers around the world are striking on Wednesday to protest low pay, arbitrary terminations, and other concerns. The protest comes just before Uber's debut as a publicly traded stock on Friday.

The movement is decentralized, with drivers' groups in different cities organizing strikes and protests. Drivers in some cities plan to disconnect for 24 hours, while in other cities drivers are striking for only a couple of hours. In New York, for example, drivers switched off their apps during the morning rush hour, from 7am to 9am.

Why organizing Uber and Lyft drivers is a big challenge

May 8, 2019, 6:34pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/uber-and-lyft-drivers-strike-for-higher-pay-due-process/ > Lyft and Uber drivers around the world are striking on Wednesday to protest low pay, arbitrary terminations, and other concerns. The protest comes just before Uber's debut as a publicly traded stock on Friday. > The movement is decentralized, with drivers' groups in different cities organizing strikes and protests. Drivers in some cities plan to disconnect for 24 hours, while in other cities drivers are striking for only a couple of hours. In New York, for example, drivers switched off their apps during the morning rush hour, from 7am to 9am.