Uber drivers strike in New York hopes to change their working conditions

The Uber drivers, Lyft and other apps to share trips to New York, USA, will join other colleagues from around the world to go on strike Wednesday. Drivers will do this to demand better job security and higher rates of pay.

Members of New York Taxi Workers Association they will be on strike for two hours, Wednesday, May 8 from 7am to 9am just before the initial public offering of Uber (IPO). They should join the drivers in London, Los Angeles and in other cities that will also be on strike.

"The Wall Street Investors They are asking Uber and Lyft to cut drivers' incomes, end incentives and move faster to driverless cars, "said the executive director of NYTWA. Bhairavi Desai at New York Post. "With the IPO, business owners Uber are ready to earn billions, while drivers are left in poverty and go bankrupt. "

"That's why NYTWA members join the international strike to tackle the Uber's greed"added the director, who hopes more pilots will participate in the movement.

"I am hitting for the future of my son 5 years old, "added Sonam Lama, Uber driver since 2015." But it becomes more and more difficult. First, Uber cuts rates, Then they put too many cars on the roads, so that there were not enough driving fares. We want Uber to respond, not investors, "said Lama.

They will be more than 10,000 Taxi Workers Alliance drivers in the five boroughs They will go on strike on May 8 to demand labor protections and better wages.

Many denounce what they call the greed of companies like Uber, which is about to launch the public offering of shares and which they believe can suspend drivers without justification. The strike also aims to limit the commission levied by companies on the payment of each trip, so that 80 to 85% of the costs are delivered to drivers.