Drivers In Metro Detroit Plan On Protesting Wednesday!
Detroit’s Uber and Lyft drivers are joining in a two-hour strike with several major cities around the world on Wednesday.
Be prepared tomorrow morning if you normally rely on uber or lyft to get you from plan A to B.
A lot of drivers will log off the apps from 7AM to 9AM on Wenesday, May 8th.
This protest is for hopes of better wages and benefits including paid time off.
The protests are being held the day before Uber goes public, according to reports, the company could be valued at $90 million.
Here in Detroit, drivers plan to meet up at the airport.
Uber says it can't pay its drivers more money, but rewarded its CEO with nearly $50 million last year. People who work for multibillion-dollar companies should not have to work 70 or 80 hours a week to get by. I stand with the Uber and Lyft drivers going on strike on May 8.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 3, 2019
The movement has gained some support nationally with Bernie Sanders tweeting about it.