Thousands of drivers for ride-sharing platforms Uber, Lyft and food delivery app DoorDash will strike across the United States on Valentine's Day seeking fair pay, drivers' groups said on Monday.
The strike call is the first since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019. Drivers will picket outside airports and Uber offices, two of the groups said.
The strikes are set to take place about a week after Lyft said it would pay the difference if drivers made less than 70 per cent of what riders paid after external fees each week.
"We are constantly working to improve the driver experience," Lyft, which is set to report quarterly results on Tuesday, told Reuters on Monday.
The drivers, considered independent contractors, have accused the platforms of taking disproportionately high amounts as commissions.
The Justice For App Workers coalition, representing about 130,000 drivers and delivery workers, said its drivers would not provide rides to and from airports between 11 am and 1 pm in 10 U.S. cities.
"By not paying drivers a livable wage, drivers are barely able to afford the bare necessities," said Shantwan Humphrey, a driver in Dallas, Texas.
While many drivers sign up with these firms to supplement their income from other jobs, some drive full time for the platforms.
"A year into algorithmic pricing, drivers have seen incredible decrease of our pay... whatever calculations and algorithms they're using, it's absolutely useless," Nicole Moore, president of the California-based Rideshare Drivers United union, told Reuters on Sunday.
In 2023, Uber drivers' monthly average gross earnings fell 17.1 per cent, while those of Lyft drivers increased 2.5 per cent, according to Gridwise, which analyzes gig mobility data.
"Driver earnings remain strong, and as of Q4 2023, drivers in the U.S. were making about US$33 per utilized hour," Uber said. It said most of its drivers were satisfied with what they earned. DoorDash did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was 'humiliated' after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend.
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Premier François Legault is being invited to brush up on his history after declaring today that politicians in Quebec don't face the kind of violence seen over the weekend in the United States.
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A pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Manitoba has been dismantled more than two months after it was set up.
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President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview airing Monday that it was a 'mistake' to say he wanted to put a 'bull's-eye' on Republican nominee Donald Trump, but argued that the rhetoric coming from his opponent was more incendiary while warning that Trump remained a threat to democratic institutions.
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The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans — and not artificial intelligence — can be considered authors under Canada’s copyright law.
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Weeks before the Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris, the River Seine is still not safe for swimming on most days due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria in the water, according to official data.
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A 31-year-old man from Milford Bay is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop last week.
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