Thousands of delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine's Day
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine's Day in an effort to win better pay.
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Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine's Day in an effort to win better pay.
(Reuters) -Drivers for Uber Technologies, Lyft and delivery workers for DoorDash were staging a strike on Wednesday, seeking fair pay and better treatment. Workers say the rideshare and food delivery platforms are taking disproportionate sums from their fares as fees, hurting their earnings. The protest comes just as Uber, the largest ride-share company, saw its shares hit a record high after announcing a $7 billion share buyback.
Thousands of Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers are arranging a strike on Valentine’s Day to protest the unsafe working conditions and lower pay.
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Rideshare and delivery drivers are planning on striking across several U.S. cities located near airports on Valentine’s Day. Justice for App Workers — a national coalition of rideshare and delivery drivers — announced last week its plans to strike on Wednesday. The coalition wrote that the workers are calling for fair wages and safety measures, among other things. It said in