The New York Times reports that for years, Uber and other ride-hailing companies "offered the promise of entrepreneurship to drivers" to drivers eager to set their own schedules. "But some drivers never received the control and independence they had expected." They struggled with the costs of vehi...

Good for the workers! Uber in particular is known for its anti-worker policies. Their goal is to ultimately become free of workers and then make unlimited profits with self driving cars (similar to Amazon's drive to automate). Leaving the workers with nothing.

More info on Uber and Lyft unethical behavior/operations from Richard Stallman (FSF founder): https://stallman.org/uber.html https://stallman.org/lyft.html

  • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    The Drivers Cooperative, which opened for business in New York this week, is the most recent attempt. The group, founded by a former Uber employee, a labor organizer and a black-car driver, began issuing ownership shares to drivers in early May and will start offering rides through its app on Sunday. The cooperative has recruited around 2,500 drivers so far and intends to take a smaller commission than Uber or Lyft and charge riders a lower fare.

    Name of the co-op.