A Worker-Owned Cooperative Tries to Compete With Uber and Lyft
About 2,500 drivers in New York are organizing to create what they say is a better deal for drivers than what the ride-hailing giants offer.
Members of the Drivers Cooperative in Queens. The group intends to take a smaller commission than Uber or Lyft and charge riders a lower fare.Credit.Adam Whyte for The New York Times
May 28, 2021Updated 2:35 p.m. ET
For years, Uber and other ride-hailing companies offered the promise of entrepreneurship to drivers. Drivers who were eager to set their own schedules signed up in droves, propelling the gig economy into a multibillion-dollar industry.
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The Biden administration nullified a Trump-era rule Wednesday that would have made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors, blocking a change supported by delivery and ride-hailing services.
Political parties in Tameside set out their stall to voters ahead of Thursday s local election
The Conservatives, Labour, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, and Stalybridge Town Party have revealed their pledges
The local election will be held on Thursday (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)
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Voters are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday to decide who they want to represent them as councillors.