HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Rideshare drivers plan to rally on the state capitol in Hartford over their struggles from excessive gas costs, elevated bills and low pay.
Uber and Lyft drivers stated they’re looking for help, and so they haven’t any proper to negotiate over pay and fees.
The Connecticut chapter of the Independent Drivers Guild scheduled the rally and a caravan across the state capitol space on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
The drivers argue that Uber and Lyft take as a lot as 40 p.c of fares in fees out of drivers’ pay. They additionally stated they’ve to pay for getting back from out-of-state journeys.
They stated they need truthful pay and bonuses in order that they profit as an alternative of the apps.
More could possibly be learn on the Connecticut Independent Drivers Guild web site at CT.DriversGuild.org.
The guild stated it has been the main voice for truthful pay and the well being and security of ride-hail riders and drivers each earlier than and through the Coronavirus pandemic. It stated it pressured Uber to add a tipping choice in the app and gained the nation’s first minimal wage for Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City.
It stated such advances put billions of {dollars} immediately in the pockets of drivers.
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