So did the one day strike by some ride share drivers in San Diego this week speed up or slow down their aim to get higher pay and better treatment by the ride share companies?
Based on some of the reporting, the answer may be neither.
The turnout of Uber and Lyft drivers at San Diego International was reported to be a couple of dozen or so.And users of ride share services did not report having problems finding rides, with similar reactions in other cities where ride share drivers stopped driving for a few hours or for the day.
As a reporter for the San Diego Union Tribune wrote about the rally at Lindbergh Field, “…45 minutes before the scheduled end of the rally — only 10 or so drivers remained”.With one driver saying, “Want to call it quits, guys?Looks like most of the media has left.”
With Uber now going public as a company on the stock market and Lyft doing it recently, it could be that nothing changes much when it comes to how much their drivers are paid.Investors will want a return on their money.
And with most ride share drivers doing it as extra income and not their only income, and with not that many drivers taking part in the one day strike, there probably won’t be that much pressure from drivers on Uber and Lyft to pay them more.
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