2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes: Difference between revisions

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== Reactions ==
In Philadelphia, the city's driver's union and the local chapter of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] showed solidarity and promoted "Uber National Day of Action".<ref>{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Drivers' Union April 24 at 9:48 AM · Driver demands to Uber and state legislators: |url=https://www.facebook.com/PhiladelphiaIWW/posts/1522177401250896?__xts__[0]=68.ARDWmSJn7ImnHrabeHb0M59AtaZ6J78zxg21DGIWcxlYgnlcrKjR59tyMadFkpor0Lj16rajCGjSYZ6jCKkd0R1NVo9xLZcd9F2eI3RMmztxoAYC3xlEburibjZKyyXfJWy08CzbvUXJSQdGTzjDsteSEmDbxKAKZiGlKeoHeab40IFV2wxkL2vsLB9dN7BBvAenIuT4Tnm_uma523oo0_P7yMSdN-I9oK_m7ndXb6RgLigLxxo-aKQn064olKn9DJH621XZBxSC40Ta-46ZaDAK_7nCCxpggAdG8LovHfg-zghTtEU6Nm8vqPRZ1OL6nahvHy4Qie_mhtngc2rOcBE2z7AbqCDAZg6__incTmmJ-fvVWVEYDKRVswB5VwB43xPzuvOX4Qk6xyEuYBYWxBg05d9tJbqkKjacBxNzeDLSYVlUTKABxRFZCp1Gw221SO7BHSQgJcz_CGYwSguK9muIMvtI_UEg5DjsyuTU9-5GyZpX9GPQLA&__tn__=-R}}</ref>
 
On May 9, 2019 the day before Uber's initial public offering and the day following the second general strike, the company announced that it reached settlements with a majority of the 60,000 drivers who filed arbitration demands over their employment status. The company said the settlement cost the company between $146 million and $170 million. In anticipation of the settlement, Uber allocated $132 million.<ref name="settlement"/>