[live abroad signs up for dispatch] Zhou San, the Uber of the whole world and Lyft driver are on street, protest working requirement and pay. After two days, uber will hand in place to appear on the market formally in button, appraise value is as high as 91.5 billion dollar.
Be in England, the driver of London, Birmingham, Nuodinghan and Gelasige plans from came early to entered Uber application order at 4 o'clock afternoon at 7 o'clock. Zhou San afternoon, hundreds driver will protest outside Uber London headquarters.
Up to Zhou San early at 9 o'clock, the Uber price of London is 1.8 times higher than regular price, but whether the value that still does not understand increase sharply at present goes on strike with the driver or weather of overcast and rainy is concerned.
Zhou San afternoon, hundreds driver will protest outside Uber London headquarters. (the picture comes from: Associated press)
Join the still has at least 8 American cities Uber of strike cavalcade and Lyft driver, include new York, san Francisco and Chicago. Australia carries alliance to say, massive strike also undertakes in Australia, be located in Sydney, Bulisi the Uber driver of class and Melbourne held brief remonstrant activity.
The remonstrant activity of London is by federation of British independence worker (IWGB) federation of private employment driver (UPHD) of the organization, they express, the tall canal of Uber will be benefited from inside large-scale IPO, and driver still pay is insufficient.
British driver requirement will collect fees raise every miles of 2 pound (2.6 dollars) , at present of London collecting fees is every miles of 1.25 pound. The cent that labour union returns hope general Uber is become reduce 15 ％ from 25 ％ .
"The commercial pattern of Uber cannot last, what they depend on is large-scale exploit employee, avoid duty is mixed superintend a benefit. " IWGB expresses in a statement.
Uber and Lyft driver are by classify employee of contractor and rather than, this makes they must not enjoy the specific welfare such as minimum wage and social security. Two companies admit in its S-1 file, employee fixed position is the key that contractor is their trade pattern
London court adjudicated on 2016, should be driver classification " employee " , they have authority to enjoy the welfare such as minimum wage and vacation pay. Last year in December, uber appeals to end in order to fail to this case, they plan again to this country the supreme court puts forward to appeal.
In statement of Zhou Er, uber spokesman says: "The driver is the core that we serve -- without them we cannot succeed, have everyday by tens of thousands factitious actor Uber works, they are dedicated the experience that plays at how improving road start off, no matter be steadier income, better insurance is ensured or offer sum 4 years when aid financially to make degree for driver and its family, we will continue hard to improve the driver's experience. We will continue hard to improve the driver's experience..
Meanwhile, lyft spokesman Zhou Er expresses: "Of Lyft driver when salary income increases somewhat in going two years, their income on Lyft platform exceeds 10 billion dollar. The person of more than 75 ％ does not drive every week, have working complement as them. Average and character, lyft driver receives unfavorable balance of trade to spend 20 dollars hourly. We know, get agile extra income logarithm for 1 million people crucial, we are improved in effort all the time how best serves for our driver community. We are improved in effort all the time how best serves for our driver community..
