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posted by martyb on Tuesday May 07 2019, @11:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the but-they-are-already-a-cab-scab dept.

The Verge is reporting: drivers for the smart-phone app dependent Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services will be staging a strike on Wednesday to protest low wages and lack of additional benefits. The strike is meant to coincide with Uber's forthcoming IPO.

Both Uber and Lyft are generally considered "technology platforms", that simply match impromptu individual drivers to passengers, rather than an employer. Drivers are currently considered "independent contractors" and not employees. As such, drivers do not have the same benefits as employees, and in some areas allows these companies to skirt regulations.

Given the distributed ad-hock nature of how drivers are acquired, it will be interesting to what effect, if any, this "strike" has.


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday May 07 2019, @11:34PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday May 07 2019, @11:34PM (#840510) Journal

    It'll be fun to see how many part-time drivers attempt to exploit the strike. Wait times could end up normal, or those who choose to drive could get more cash.

    The drivers are also pushing Uber and Lyft to get their autonomous vehicle research done.

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