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{{short description|Drivers strike}}
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| title = 2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes
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| causes = Low pay, cut wages, no shareholding opportunities, no benefits
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A series of [[general strike]]s was coordinated on March 25, 2019 by [[Lyft]] and [[Uber]] drivers in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, [[California]], United States led by rideshare advocate group [[Rideshare Drivers United]].<ref name="stallworth">{{cite web |last1=Stallworth |first1=Leo |title=Rideshare drivers hoping to unionize, force companies to improve pay |url=https://abc7.com/traffic/rideshare-drivers-hoping-to-unionize-force-companies-to-improve-pay/5113751/ |website=[[KABC-TV]] |accessdate=May 1, 2019 |date=January 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501002501/https://abc7.com/traffic/rideshare-drivers-hoping-to-unionize-force-companies-to-improve-pay/5113751/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The strikes aimed to protest low wages, long hours, working conditions, and lack of benefits. The event was planned following [[Lyft]]'s [[initial public offering]]. A second strike took place on May 8, 2019 in anticipation of [[Uber]]'s initial public offering.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-05-08 |title=Live updates: Uber and Lyft strike for better pay |url=https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/uber-lyft-strike-may-2019/index.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401011056/https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/uber-lyft-strike-may-2019/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The strike in response to Uber's [[Initial public offering|IPO]] took place in 25 major cities across the United States, and were also joined by drivers in other locations worldwide where Uber operates.
== Background ==
Both Lyft and Uber
In addition, both companies offer various transportation services beyond peer-to-peer ridesharing. Uber offers food delivery service via [[
Both companies, while having multi-billion dollar investments have alleged to be perpetually losing money, with the goal of investors not to make money, but to capture the market share of transportation services, particularly as a replacement to personal automobile use and [[mass transportation]] use. The launch of Lyft's [[initial public offering]] (IPO) and
The planned strikes came in response to Lyft's decision to go public as a for-profit corporation, while Uber followed suit later that year. The rationale is that most, if not all of Uber and Lyft's profits are income derived from drivers who work for low wages, no benefits, and who are misclassified workers, rather than earned by executives who manage infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karlis |first1=Nicole |title=Uber drivers plan to strike next week in anticipation of IPO |url=https://www.salon.com/2019/04/25/uber-drivers-plan-to-strike-on-the-same-day-the-company-goes-public/ |website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |accessdate=April 30, 2019 |date=April 25, 2019 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428134423/https://www.salon.com/2019/04/25/uber-drivers-plan-to-strike-on-the-same-day-the-company-goes-public/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Strikes==
The first major 24-hour strike was held simultaneously, in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco on March 25, 2019,<ref>{{cite
After drivers’ earlier strike against Lyft, a second 24 hour strike was planned on May 8, 2019.<ref name=":0" /> This strike included not just California drivers, but drivers from 25 major cities across the US, and was also joined by several other international locations where Uber operates, inciting a highly publicized worldwide strike against Uber Technologies, Inc.
== Demands ==
In California, Uber and Lyft drivers demanded that the companies pay their drivers a base minimum wage of $27.86 an hour, so that pay after expenses, such as gas and toll roads, would be at least $17.22, allowing drivers to keep up with the rising cost of living in their cities.<ref name="cbs apr 25"/> Further demands include overtime pay, sick pay, accrued paid time off and paid family leave, a voice on the job through a driver-led union, safety measures to be implemented protecting both driver and passenger safety, and healthcare benefits.
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