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April 25, 2019 05:18 pm
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Uber Drivers Plan Strike To Kick Off 2019's Most-Hyped IPO
Uber drivers in seven US cities are planning protests to highlight what they claim are poor working conditions and low wages at the ride-hailing firm. The drivers say they are paid below minimum wage levels required by some states and barely above national rates. From a report: The richest and most highly anticipated IPO of the year is just around the corner. But a group of drivers dissatisfied with shrinking pay, no benefits, a lack of transparency, and little voice within the company are hoping to turn that singular IPO moment in their own favor by organizing a seven-city strike around the country including at Uber headquarters for 12 hours on May 8 leading up to Uber's initial public offering.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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