Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports Wednesday in what organizers say is their largest strike yet in a drive for better pay and benefits.

Uber and Lyft drivers plan daylong strikes in Chicago; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Miami; Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Newark, New Jersey; Austin, Texas; and Providence, Rhode Island. Drivers also plan to hold midday demonstrations at airports in those cities, according to Justice for App Workers, the group organizing the effort.

  • Rediphile@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Yeah, striking as contractors isn’t meaningful. I fully support strikes btw and am far left, but it just doesn’t work for contract work. It only works when a legitimate union is formed. And the first step to achieving that is the refusal of contract work.

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      10 months ago

      Yep. It’s seriously disconcerting the number of people who fundamentally don’t understand basic concepts of employment