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May 8, 2019

Uber & Lyft Drivers Strike Ahead of Uber's Wall Street Debut
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In labor news Uber and Lyft drivers are planning to strike today in over
a dozen cities ahead of Uber's debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
While Uber is expected to be valued as high as $90 billion dollars, the
drivers say they have not benefited from Uber's success, citing low
earnings and no benefits. Uber driver Esterphanie St. Juste is taking
part in the strike in Los Angeles.
bq. Esterphanie St. Juste: "Well at first, you know, it was good because
I was able to make probably I would say easily over a $1,000 a week and
still have two days off so it seemed to make sense at the time. … Well
now I haven't had a day off since January because I can't afford to have
a day off."


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