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New York Uber Drivers Begin One-Day Strike over Company’s Refusal to Raise Wages

HeadlineJan 05, 2023

Here in New York, thousands of Uber drivers are on a 24-hour strike today. They’re demanding the ride-hailing corporation drop its lawsuit aimed at stopping a pay raise approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance says drivers were cheated out of $12 million in pay in late December after Uber refused to implement pay raises that were supposed to go into effect.

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