French Drivers Ask Uber for Raise Amid Threat to Block Paris
- Chauffeur labor unions blocked roads to airports this weekend
- Talks under way with Uber, also involving French government
Ride-hailing drivers gather at the Porte Maillot in Paris on Dec. 15, 2016.
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French drivers are asking Uber Technologies Inc. and its rivals for a raise -- or else.
Labor unions for the chauffeurs, whose protests over the weekend blocked roads to Paris airports, are in talks with representatives of Uber, local rival LeCab and advisers of France’s transport minister. The drivers are threatening to strike again if the car services they work for don’t hike prices or lower the cut the company takes from each fare.