Uber Drivers Protest Across the U.K. and U.S. But $9 Billion IPO Rides On
Citing low wages, unstable work and an “unsustainable business model,” drivers in several major cities will turn off their ride-hailing apps on Wednesday.
Simmering tensions between drivers and ride-hailing companies are flaring again, as drivers in major cities across the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike Wednesday over low wages and unstable working conditions.
Billed as an international protest in advance of Uber Technologies Inc.’s planned initial public offering this week, drivers in London and nearby cities said they would turn off their apps at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. In the U.S., driver groups in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and other large cities said they would participate in the strike and encouraged users to boycott the apps as well.