The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
February 27, 2023

Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike in Ongoing Battle Against Wage Theft
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Here in New York, Uber and Lyft drivers led a 12-hour strike, from noon
until midnight Sunday, at La Guardia Airport as they continue to demand
fair wages. This is the third strike since December in response to a
lawsuit filed by Uber that blocked a pay increase for drivers, approved
by the Taxi and Limousine Commission and that was supposed to go into
effect in December. This is an Uber driver speaking from the picket line
yesterday.

Ibrahima Gory: "All they see is the money. All they see is the money.
But we are the one who makes the money. The money doesn't make us. The
money doesn't make us. We make the money. Do you believe that?"

Crowd: "Yes!"

Ibrahima Gory: "So let's stick together and do the fight together until
the end."

Bhairavi Desai: "That's right!"



.