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Pages tagged "Lyft"

  • Emergency Financial Assistance for Uber and Lyft Drivers

    by Yulia Issa
    on March 13, 2020 < 1 min read
  • Teamsters call on government, Uber & Lyft CEOs to provide emergency economic relief for drivers

    by Paul Zilly
    on March 12, 2020 2 min read

    The Drivers Union, comprised of Uber and Lyft drivers, and the Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association, both affiliates of Teamsters Local 117, are urging elected executives and rideshare companies to take immediate action to provide drivers with emergency relief to mitigate the devastating economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Seattle Uber & Lyft Drivers Call Passage of 'Fare Share' Legislation a Historic Victory

    by Paul Zilly
    on November 25, 2019 2 min read

    Seattle Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passage of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s ‘Fare Share’ plan by the City Council today, calling it an historic victory that will provide long-sought labor protections and lead to higher pay for the City’s 30,000 ride-hail drivers.

  • Uber and Lyft drivers speak out in support of 'Fare Share' priorities

    by Paul Zilly
    on October 02, 2019 2 min read

    At a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday, Uber and Lyft drivers urged the Seattle City Council to support their ‘Fare Share’ priorities to establish a minimum pay standard with driver input, combat unwarranted deactivations, and fund driver support services and other community investments through a 51 cent tax on the ride-hail giants.

  • Seattle drivers support proposal to raise pay and address unwarranted deactivations

    by Paul Zilly
    on September 19, 2019 2 min read

    Seattle Uber and Lyft drivers responded favorably to a proposal put forth by Mayor Jenny Durkan today to raise driver pay and allow drivers to appeal unwarranted deactivations.

  • Uber Drivers: "No Delay for Fair Pay!"

    by Paul Zilly
    on July 25, 2019 1 min read

    Today, Uber drivers leafleted outside of Uber’s Seattle office, and at more than a dozen other driver gathering spots, to generate calls to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan calling on her office to immediately introduce legislation to raise driver pay and establish labor protections.

  • Seattle drivers caravan for higher pay, better conditions at Uber and Lyft

    by Paul Zilly
    on May 30, 2019 2 min read

    Ride hail drivers took their vehicles on a slow procession through Seattle neighborhoods today to call for better working conditions at Uber and Lyft.

  • Uber and Lyft drivers to caravan through Seattle neighborhoods on Thursday

    by Paul Zilly
    on May 29, 2019 < 1 min read

    Uber and Lyft drivers will caravan together through Seattle neighborhoods to City Hall on Thursday to demand fair pay, a due process to appeal deactivations, and a voice.

  • ABDA report exposes high take rates at Uber & Lyft

    by Joshua Welter
    on May 08, 2019 3 min read

    Ride-hail companies Uber and Lyft are pocketing an increasing share from what passengers pay while drivers are earning less, according to a new report released today by the App-Based Drivers Association. 

  • ABDA Report: Uber/Lyft take more, pay drivers less

    by Paul Zilly
    on May 08, 2019 < 1 min read

    Seattle Uber and Lyft drivers will hold a Driver Speak Out! event and press conference on Wednesday to highlight increasingly high company take rates, low driver pay, issues around deactivation and other driver concerns as Uber prepares to go public later this week.

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