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The strike call is the first since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019. Drivers will picket outside airports and Uber offices, two groups said
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.
I've been doordashing for a while now and am gonna be participating in the strike on Valentine's day. Please if you're a doordasher or Uber or Lyft driver strike today as well. We deserve to make more than just table scraps
Lyft just offered me free credits to break the strike this week.
There's a lyft / uber strike planned this week from 7am to 9pm on Wednesday May 8th. I got a notification this morning that every ride taken this week gives me credit on future rides. I found that tempting but then remembered why they are doing it - to encourage folks to cross a picket line. I for one won't be taking advantage of this offer, as I stand in solidarity with people utilizing their right to free speech to bargain for better working conditions.
Consider this a friendly reminder to those who follow me that this is happening, and I hope you'll support the apps' drivers in their quests for better pay.
The fact that so many people don't have any idea how to function without Uber and Lyft should really be highlighting how important their work is and how much more they should be valued by the community. “The boss needs you, you don’t need him” is a slogan for a reason. Workers are needed. Every job in a community counts.
Realizing how hard life would be without workers in a given industry should be a reason to *support* strikes. Strikes are temporary, demonstrating what the effects on everyone would be if all those workers left, to show the power they have in collectively bargaining. Notice this demonstration, and support the strike and the collective demands of workers so that they don’t all up and leave.
You can support them for 12 hours and then go back to continuing to benefit from their service afterwards, or you can demonstrate to them and their bosses that even though you couldn’t function without these workers, they aren’t valued enough by their communities to deserve living wages and safe working conditions.
Workers on strike are relying on their communities to support them. It is a scary act of trust in fellow workers to put yourself in a position vulnerable enough to lose your income, your job, your reputation in the industry, out of sheer belief in your fellow workers and your community that they will have your back. They are trusting you. Please don’t betray them. If you, too, feel that supporting the strike puts you in a vulnerable position, please work with the unions to come up with solutions. Reach out to your community. Follow their lead and trust them like they trust you.
Mutual aid is important. Reach out for help, offer help, and show that communities are willing to stand up for each other. There is power in compassion for each other.
UBER EATS WORKERS STRIKE 08/05/19
On the 9th of May Uber will hold their ‘IPO’, where they start selling their shares to the public. They have told their investors that, in order to grow and remain profitable, they intend to cut our pay and onboard more workers.
They have shown complete contempt for their own workers, and it’s time that we all, drivers and couriers united, show that we won’t take an attack on our conditions lying down.
United Private Hire Drivers are holding demonstrations at the following locations on Wednesday the 8th of May:
London - 1PM @ Uber UK Head Office, 1 Aldgate Tower, E1 8FA Birmingham - 1PM @ 100 Broad Street, B15 1AE Nottingham - 1PM @ King Edward Court Unit C, NG1 1EL Glasgow - 2PM @ Buchanan Steps, G1 2NG
... or organise an action in your own city!
FB: IWW Couriers Network / IWGB Couriers & Logistics Branch / United Private Hire Drivers
If you’re in one of these cities and able to, grab a mate and get down to the picket to show your solidarity. You don’t need to be in one of these unions or be a driver. Bringing snacks or cakes to hand out always goes over well, or a few coins to contribute to the strike fund, but just you turning up and showing your support is more than enough.
If you can’t get out to a picket, still do not cross the digital picket line!
On 8th May, log off the app! Fuck Uber!
Uber Strike May 8 2019
Since I haven’t seen a post about this yet on Tumblr, apparently Uber drivers are going on strike over low wages and poor working conditions on Wednesday May 8 in the following U.S. cities:
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
D.C.
San Francisco
Chicago
San Diego
Minneapolis
If you live in one of these places, don’t use Uber on May 8!
Source 1, Source 2
[Posted May 2, 2019]
Everyone remember not to take Ubers or Lyfts today!
support worker’s rights to fair compensation and working conditions
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