New York Uber Drivers Strike Over Pay Raise Lawsuit
New York Uber drivers went on strike Monday morning to protest a lawsuit filed by the company that halted an impending pay raise.
New York Uber and Lyft drivers with the Independent Drivers Guild and the Taxi Workers Alliance say they were due for their first raise in a decade. The raise was approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission due to soaring inflation and living costs. Uber drivers’ per-minute rates would go up by 7.18 percent, and per-mile rates would increase by 16.11 percent. The pay raise was scheduled to go into effect on Monday.
However, Uber filed a lawsuit claiming that if the raise goes into effect the company would have to shell out $20 million each month and hike prices for customers. A judge temporarily blocked the pay raise from happening as the lawsuit proceeds.
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