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Uber & Lyft Drivers Strike Ahead of Uber’s Wall Street Debut

HeadlineMay 08, 2019

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, 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.

Esterphanie St. Juste: “Well, at first, you know, it was good. I was able to make probably, I would say, easily over $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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