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I really want to, but Ubering is my weekly grocery money. I could take off Wed. and do a double on Saturday...which kinda defeats the purpose of a strike. ?
I am in a similiar situation, but this week is the worst week of the strike for me. I am going to Seattle on Saturday (My best day) for my brother's Medicaid birthday. I will have to work hard during the week to make it up. Is it just Uber or all rideshare companies? Ironically, as horrible as Uber is, Lyft is worse. Wish they had striked during the Lyft IPP. THAT would have been a no brainer. Trying to think of a way to not work Wednesday...
This is not an organized strike in PDX but I figured that I would ask. If it was an organized effort then I would be staying away.
Uber and Lyft count on people having to drive. They get them in and then slowly cut wagers which is what they count on. Now they are trying to offset the effect from the strike by paying $2 per mile on the strike day. I am sure there will be those who will ignore the strike which is the nature of the beast.
What the drivers should do is to have one strike day a week. But the pay would be the same because there would be so many drivers relative to riders that they would not get any pings.
Uber and Lyft count on people having to drive. They get them in and then slowly cut wagers which is what they count on. Now they are trying to offset the effect from the strike by paying $2 per mile on the strike day. I am sure there will be those who will ignore the strike which is the nature of the beast.
What the drivers should do is to have one strike day a week. But the pay would be the same because there would be so many drivers relative to riders that they would not get any pings.
Eh, I don't think the strike is going to do crap. Striking on a single random Wednesday isn't going to move the needle at all. I'm inclined to join the strike just for the sake of solidarity, but if there are huge bonuses I'll go out.
Striking from 4-7pm on all weekdays, now that would do some damage. And you might actually get decent participation since driving during those hours is pretty crappy anyway. I wouldn't support striking on holidays, or any situation where it may mean more drunks on the road.
Striking from 4-7pm on all weekdays, now that would do some damage. And you might actually get decent participation since driving during those hours is pretty crappy anyway. I wouldn't support striking on holidays, or any situation where it may mean more drunks on the road.
Because there is no solidarity is why strikes fail. Uber and Lyft count on that. Both Uber and Lyft are working hard to get rid of the drives which is why they are spending millions on driverless cars. Then they can really cut prices.
When someone figures out driverless cars that can operate as cabs, whether it's Tesla, TNCs, Dyson, Apple, or whoever, drivers are dead regardless.
I doubt bonuses will be high enough to lure me onto the road Wednesday. Everyone has their breaking point, I won't be the first to give in, but I definitely won't be the last. I think the problem is ultimately getting the word out. I would be shocked if even half of the people who would otherwise be on the road Wednesday are even aware of the situation.
I doubt bonuses will be high enough to lure me onto the road Wednesday. Everyone has their breaking point, I won't be the first to give in, but I definitely won't be the last. I think the problem is ultimately getting the word out. I would be shocked if even half of the people who would otherwise be on the road Wednesday are even aware of the situation.
I agree on all accounts. In PDX it is not worth staying home on Wednesday as there isn't much of a concerted effort here to raise prices. It may come to pass and it may not, but this Wednesday is not worth staying home for.
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I'm not gonna drive in PDX on Wednesday and I know Lyft won't even notice.
I think the strike in general though has raised awareness and got people talking about the gig economy and what it has morphed into.
And I love it that Lyft's 'socially responsible' facade is getting trashed.
I think the strike in general though has raised awareness and got people talking about the gig economy and what it has morphed into.
And I love it that Lyft's 'socially responsible' facade is getting trashed.
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A lot of drivers out there today BUT there are some passengers honoring the strike too.
Meanwhile $LYFT quarterly reports losing another billion!
Meanwhile $LYFT quarterly reports losing another billion!
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It might help with tips for awhile.
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My first rider today asked me about the strike. He was sympathetic to what has been happening with pay/bonuses and he left me 5$ tip! So maybe the word got out a little bit.
So did I. I usually drive Wed-Fri.
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So did I. I usually d...don't drive.
Good thing, too. The transmission is going out on my car. 50K miles in 15 months, with 170K total miles. She just can't take it anymore. Now I'm trying to limp it along with my somewhat short commute a couple days a week and relying on my company rig the other days.
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