It may very well be a problem hailing a experience from sure airports on Valentine’s Day this 12 months. 1000’s of rideshare and supply drivers for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are planning to carry an indication on February 14 to demand honest pay and higher safety measures, based on Reuters. The strike was introduced final week by Justice for App Staff, a coalition representing greater than 100,000 rideshare and supply drivers throughout the US.
Based mostly on the group’s page for the rally, employees collaborating within the demonstration will not be taking rides to and from any airport in Austin, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island and Tampa. The coalition is asking drivers to hitch the occasion and “demand adjustments from Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and all of the app corporations profiting off of [their] exhausting work.” In the meantime, Rideshare Drivers United, an unbiased union for Uber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles, additionally revealed that its members are turning off their apps on February 14 to protest “the numerous lower in pay [they’ve] all felt this winter.”
Whereas the strikes may see the participation of tens of 1000’s of employees, Uber believes it will not have an effect on its enterprise since solely a small portion of its drivers usually participate in demonstrations. The corporate advised The Hill and CBS News {that a} related protest final 12 months did not have an effect on its operations and that its driver earnings stay “sturdy.” Within the fourth quarter of 2023, “drivers within the US had been making about $33 per utilized hour,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The teams introduced the strikes only a few days after Lyft promised assured weekly earnings for its drivers within the nation, guaranteeing that they’re going to make a minimum of 70 p.c of what their riders had paid. DoorDash did not reply to the publications’ requests for remark, nevertheless it presently pays its drivers $29.93 for each energetic hour in states with minimal wage necessities for app-based supply employees. It lately introduced new fees for purchasers in New York Metropolis and Seattle as a response to their new minimal wage rules.
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