These are our RIGHTS and we have the RIGHT to defend them. Laws and bills like AB5 and HR2474 aka PRO Act HURT not HELP.
MONEY
MISCONCEPTIONS
ABC
A. IC workers drive when/where they want.
B. Uber develops and maintains the app and core business; IC workers drive for their own business.
C. Uber drivers provide their services to others.
MISINFORMED ARGUMENTS^
Sets their own rates
Hired by client
Know the scope of the work
Free to turn away work
Build a client base
Work whenever you want
TAXI vs UBER
Pay
Taxi- Drop/Miles/Minutes
Rates are regulated
TNC-Base/Miles/Minutes +surge/pt
Rates vary by company
Rentals
Taxi- Rent a car for $500/wk
TNC- Rent a car for $300/wk
Schedule
Taxi- Share a car/strict schedule
TNC- Use your own vehicle or rent
MANIPULATION
“PROTECTION”
COMPARISON TO EMPLOYEES
WE DON’T NEED UNIONS OR AB5
EMPLOYEE “BENEFITS“
Sick Pay
Not even employees get free sick pay.
Health Insurance
Employees purchase theirs too.
CORONAVIRUS
SCARE TACTICS (Paid sick days)
TNC IC laws
Laws from other states have clearly defined qualifications/rights for IC TNC drivers.
ABC -like IRS & Borello- is VAGUE and leaves exemption open ended for interpretation by administrators who are biased & inexperienced in our industry. AB5 hurts us more than it helps us. We suggest the following for TNC drivers (we are also writing another for all IC in general):
I’ve been deactivated for 16 days now without having been provided a reason; a record; or a resolution. It started with a glitch in their system that swapped my phone number & email with other Shoppers’ around the country and logged/locked me out of the app 3×. I originally tried to reach Trust&Safety since the 9th to fix my account for good; but when shopper Support got me in again (it’s worked since then)– I was deactivated! I never got an email why so I had to reach out to Support since T&S only sent me the terms of service and said I violated it. I haven’t cancelled recently and the ONLY time I’ve canceled is when I asked Instacart to cancel a batch bc I was getting screwed bc their technical difficulty kept me from checking out an order, and they weren’t going to pay me for the shopping I did and the quote I got initially was going to be chopped -by how much I had no idea-.
After over 10 hours of chats and emails with Instacart, I feel like a toy and I am done playing their games. I am a human being with a family and bills; and I am also one of their best shoppers (with 5 stars),, not trash– and I will not be disregarded. I will no longer stand by and allow companies to abuse people, and workers like me.
Update: 3/16/21: I was reactivated after 40+ days of not being able to work and trying every day to get my account back. I was still never provided a real reason but they claimed I was at a 19% cancellation rate when the last time I looked I was at a 6% and never canceled after that. Unfortunately six months later I’ve been deactivated again without a dispute, nor proof of the allegation which is “threats of violence”. 🧐 I was also tip baited which is what I reached out to shopper “SUPPORT” about right before I got off the phone and my account was deactivated. Message me if you’re a lawyer because I’m not the only one, so I started a group on Facebook against their policies and procedures..
Poor Pay
Instacart
After mileage, Instacart often pays less than minumum wage! Tips are meant to be extra– not subsidize our pay!
Set tips aside, bc they are meant to be supplemental income. 35 hours × minimum wage ($12/hour) is $420— but we can clearly see Instacart gets away with paying workers who have COSTS -unlike employess- significantly LESS THAN MINUMUM WAGE!!
We don’t know how much the customer paid. If EITHER the worker, customer, and/or third party companies (ie restaurants) are left in the dark– companies can always pay subpar wages for labor without a law to restrict them.
Each item should take over 2 minutes (zone average) according to instacart, so it would make logical sense to multiply the count of items by 2– and THAT is how many minutes it will take to shop (30 items=~1 hour).
This example would take roughly 2 hours 10 minutes to shop for alone. Instacart does not pay us for checkout/bagging; loading/unloading; nor travel time to/from stores. 65 items/117 units is about 2 carts full so it’s going to take 15-20 to check out/bag -without a line-, plus about 20 minutes to load/unload. We’re just shy of 10-15 minutes short of 3 hours now. It’s also 9.8 miles away which would roughly take 15-20 (not counting the trip back). Minimum wage in Washington is now $12/hour. This offer should be at least (3 hours×$12) + (9.8×$.60/mile) = $41.88!
This example would take roughly 40 minutes to shop alone. It takes roughly 5-10 minutes to check out (without a line) and another 10 to load & unload. That’s looking at about an hour so far. Now consider the 10.2 miles (& gas + wear) plus the TIME it takes to drive, but Instacart is only paying $13.21 including the $.60/mile to the delivery from the store. Disregarding the tip, the driver just got ripped off by the company. This happens to shoppers all day, every day.
Uber
Uber/Lyft started us at 80% in 2015. As the years went by and more drivers -supply- joined, the riders’ rates went down as did our earnings; but Uber Lyft said we would get more rides (as if we could take more rides than we were already). It was as if one were to go to work the next day and the boss says that since they hired more people, that you are less valuable and will be paid accordingly.
Within the past year or so, Uber and Lyft both changed their partner contracts again– but now they can charge and take as much as they want! I’ve seen as much as NINETY-ONE PERCENT go to Uber of $181 ride (Uber stole $161 from the rider/driver/community). This also happens all day every day.
Lyft
Rideshare drivers should be making $30+/hour to cover the costs, taxes, and everything an independent contractor/business owner needs (like we used to). Before the virus, I was lucky if I made $15-20/hour -before costs-.
Instant Pay
Update 5/12/20-
I have $163.47 and $555.01 is being withheld:
$125.81 This week Instacart
$292.99 Next week Instacart
$136.21 Roadie
Currently my expenses are:
Gasoline
½ Rent (Late bc COVID)
Auto Insurance
I haven’t been able to file with ESD for unemployment bc I can’t get through to ask a question about the form. I need what little I am making NOW– not LATER!!
I quit the 22nd of March due to the virus -as I mentioned above-, and switched/adapted to using other apps. Uber/Lyft charge a $.50 fee to cash out all of our earnings whenever we need them. As an independent contractor/business owner, that should be an inherent right. All of the apps I’ve signed up to pay for leads/billing for my business withhold workers’ earnings to make a profit -interest-, and I (we) do not consent!!
Being in a small town like Longview, we don’t get as much demand through the apps– and having to make a 70 mile daily commute isn’t cheap!! If I had access to cash out instantly, I wouldn’t be forced out of Longview to go make money I need NOW.
I’m stuck using only Instacart and Roadie since I can’t sign into DoorDash bc they require TWO WEEKS working w them before they even let you instantly cash out -and then it’s $1.99 fee too-!! I quit PostMates after my 1st run since it turned out they don’t pay for high demand zones showing in the app and don’t ALLOW instant cash out -unlike Uber- unless you make $5+ (even though we have to pay for the transfer), and the compensation wasn’t worth the work -as is Uber without surge (“dynamic ratio”)-.
I’ve barely been cutting $200-250/week for the past 4 weeks, and I can’t even work today (4/24) bc Instacart is having technical difficulties with their Android version! I have a loan due tomorrow (and I can’t cash out)!!
The gig economy is unreliable and unsustainable especially during this pandemic and this is why I am so adamant and pursuing some help from above finally!! My husband has been paying my bills (else we would have to split & I would have to move back in with my parents/live on the streets). Not all of us are from around here and have support or a plan B for backup. We need you. NOW!
All humans are worthy of minimum wage (we’re not even counting the time waiting for a request/gig) AT THE VERY LEAST!! Companies need to charge enough to pay us ethically. Tips are extra & not meant to be subsidized. We have costs, unlike employees -even if we do get tax credit-; employees don’t have costs, and employees don’t have unpaid time/travel. That’s why we’re demanding a minimum guarantee of 120%×minimum wage before miles and tips. Miles would be at least 1⅔×IRS mileage reimbursement rate.
#CAPtheAPPS
Transportation network companies need to pay us a minimum of 80% of the fare that the rider paid out. Pending, dynamic ratio pricing may* go entirely to the driver; and furthermore, the company may* be capped from taking >$50 from any transaction.
We pay the companies for branding & billing (which is why they should pass prong B in CA AB5): We are consumers of their services.
The reason some workers can’t distinguish a line between being an employee v IC is because they’ve been accustomed to being an employee– so they’re not likely to view the IC situation differently, especially if they experience similarities of being employed. You can be an “Uber driver” or truly treat it as your own business: It’s all about perspective.
Independent contractor laws such as Borello and IRS are vague/open-ended (which is why AB5/HR2474), and there’s certainly a ton of misinformation -& manipulation- causing misclassification. They should be called MiSclassification tests since BOTH companies AND politicians abuse them for their special interests. When perspective/bias/, corruption is what classification is based on, the result decimates businesses, careers, and lives.
I’ve written new proposals for law(s) to clarify qualifications/rights for independent contractors, including Transportation Network Company drivers. Years back when I originally knew we were going to need regulatory assistance to address drivers’ rights, the official at Portland Bureau of Transportation instructed me to define our solutions and quantify support. In doing my research through TNC laws across the country in order to compile (borrow existing language & add improvements) a consistent TNC law, I discovered independent contractor qualifications in a states I browsed through which helped me compile a new law into a concise format:
Whilst drafting a new (sustainable) TNC law, AB5 and HR2474 have emerged as anti-worker threats. In response, I began drafting a new general independent contractor law also:
It’s not clear if the ‘users’/pax are covered by the insurance for Lyft’s Carpool, but drivers sure aren’t! Also, are passengers informed and agree to taking rides from drivers who haven’t had a background check, vehicle inspection, nor possibly even an MVR (dmv) check?
Hertz doesn’t require Lyft to hold a deposit. They’re making interest on providers’ $. Lyft has tripled the rental fee to $150.. It used to be $0!! They’re even not advised by the rental company to withhold our $ and it’s keeping not-valued Partners from driving. They’re making interest off partner $! When will you see your deposit? They told us a week after we return the rental.. perhaps months or years down the line when we don’t need a rental
Drivers: Claim malarkey and sue TNCs if you get deactivated bc you are innocent until proven guilty. Pax should provide video/audio or TNCs had better provide a third party to immediately investigate.
Hashtags are meant for social movements (good/bad/ugly) ie #BlackLivesMatter -which is the controverisal organization v the belief that Black Lives Matter-: It’s referred to as “trending” when it’s posted enough.
Also, hashtags are useful as key words so people can easily search for similar posts.
Since 1/1/2020, CA AB5 has had devastating effects on independent contractors; customers; businesses; and the communities’ economy in California. The entire gig economy in America has been targeted for a political agenda to misclassify us independent contractors as employees for votes and union $.
AB5 is a threat to American values -freedom & democracy-!!! It is treason that this law has suppressed the People’s voice, & will continue to negatively affect us; yet we pay taxes and deserve representation! It strips today’s and tomorrow’s innovators of the choices they earn by molding their own companies; & forces them into unprofitable, and unsustainable structures. The evidence that the employee business model is bad for both small & big business is an economic concept: When company costs raise; the workforce gets cut. Independent contractors don’t need certain “protections” that employees do, which is why there are two categories to begin with. The only reason to choose independent contracting over employment is all the perks!
Bundling drivers that use platforms like Uber, Lyft, Doordash into AB5 “protections” only benefits the silver linings of politicians’ pockets, no thanks to unions like AFL-CIO. CA AB5 and PRO Act #HURTnotHELP. WE THE PEOPLE are *consumers of services*, and victims of predatory pricing– not to be victimized further by politicians’ self interests. We don’t want “protection” that we didn’t ask for.
After Rideshare Drivers United (#DriversUnite) Drivers’ Bill of Rights was -reasonably- rejected (see below), Lorena met with them to pitch unions and employee “benefits” in order to make use of her useless bill from the Dynamex case to make it a law, and replace the former -& larger- Borello independent contractor law/test. The drivers following this other grassroots organization do not understand the ramifications of hourly wage or employment, which is why they couldn’t understand why their proposition failed:
A 10% commission cap is impossible & illogical to get paid $27.86/hour!!! If we’re negligent about what we want from the law, we won’t get what we need. We must be careful what we wish for.
Example
NEW YORK CITY LIVERY COMMISSION
Pay special attention to the word “PROTECTION” here from the council transportation Commissioner; yet they didn’t solve our problems because it just made more. This is NYC today: Drivers can’t work since the apps have to CAP THE DRIVERS bc the city forces the companies to pay drivers an hourly wage, and it isn’t sustainable.
Here's an economic concept:
Cost::Price:Price::Demand:Demand::Supply
When the costs increase, the workforce gets ✂️cut.
NYC had 80k drivers @ >$27~/hr×½hr =$1,114,000. #UNSUSTAINABLE THEN ADD EMPLOYEE BENEFITS..
— Rideshare Rights #FreelancersBILLofRIGHTS (@RightsRideshare) August 19, 2020
If the amount of money coming in isn’t more than what goes out, it isn’t sustainable; so if the full amount to pay the driver -and then some- doesn’t come from customers’ ride (not including company fees, tolls, and port fees) then the company has to pony up the difference– which can devastate a company quickly -even as massive as a global corporation as Uber-. Then everyone would be out of business!!
Here are the effects of including WAIT time as WORK time:
How much overhead do you think the apps have exactly? They have just as much overhead as would be required of us making our own company/app. If you calculate it, it’s a lot to run just one market. The model is what’s failing them. They are unsustainable as is and even moreso driving up their costs (& therefore the prices which directly correlate with demand & supply). As for Uber/Lyft and all the rest– copycats aren’t sustainable for a very good reason: The model. The very exact same model.
The city and state officials have proven that they do not KNOW how or CARE how their laws or negligence affects the People who work for these businesses because they are punishing the companies because they get rewarded for it.
THE PROBLEM
The apps took 20-25% from the start; but now they charge and take as much as they want. The riders do not get the breakdown like we do: This has been referred to as Ubernomics, and some companies (ie Instacart) don’t even provide the earnings breakdown to the independent contractor!
They updated the driver partner contract without our consent; to pay the driver by minutes and miles instead of 75-80% of the fare & dynamic pricing (ie surge/prime time).
Transportation Network Companies (ie Uber/Lyft) are robbing our local community economies everywhere by charging ie 91% of ie $181 fare ($160) -as shown above- in Rhode Island; or ie 200% prime time in Chicago while only paying the driver ie $20 for a grand total of $117/181 (65%), and the only reason riders don’t know this is bc it isn’t a good enough story for the media to tell the masses that our economy is being drained away.
How does Uber get away with this?
The race to the bottom has tanked and practically bottomed out for drivers..
This is WHY the drivers around the country formed organizations like Rideshare Drivers Unite; Gig Workers Rising; Alliance for Independent Workers; and Gig Workers Collective. They have a voice that’s been heard crying for change; yet after all these years, they never made a viable plan.
In some cities where TNCs get away with paying $.30 per mile, it’s become a crisis that the drivers would rather deal with than be disabled from driving at all by getting their politicians involved. They’re afraid of getting reclassified as employees or having to get through repercussions while trying to get help from politicians they put in power!
These changes resulted from Uber trying to comply with CA AB5, and has since given the driver complete control of the dynamic pricing:
PROPAGANDA
The media conveys the false narrative that the public wants to hear that shames companies like Uber/Lyft and victimizes drivers for VIEWS, rather than explain the truth/facts. Then the public regurgitates the same disinformation to brainwash the masses into believing lies.
There’s that “PROTECTION” word again I told you to pay special attention to. They expect to have EQUAL rights of an employee (ie retirement, disability, workers comp, healthcare, death benefits, paid time off & sick leave) even though the reason another category exists in the first place is because independent contracting has more perks and other ways to obtain benefits if we choose to. We don’t even need bargaining rights.
This is basic math, not rocket science..#AB5/#HR2474/@VoteYesOn22 means drivers will make less money, and riders will still get robbed by @Uber/@lyft.
WAIT time does not count as WORK time bc gig work is on call aka ON DEMAND.
— Rideshare Rights #FreelancersBILLofRIGHTS (@RightsRideshare) August 18, 2020
Drivers against AB5 and the PRO Act are being silenced by these organizations and small groups of other unaware drivers & freelancers on Facebook; while politicians work hard to meddle with the lives of employers, workers, and customers.
Now that the public is catching wind about the snakes in the grass, we’re all trying to kill the bills– but these were responses straight from the bill website BEFORE CA AB5 became a law:
CA AB5 & PRO ACT ABC TEST
In order for workers to legally be contracted by companies, each company must pass a test to qualify.
EXAMPLE
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF QUALIFICATION
Workers are not managed or micromanaged.
Companies organize the work solely to provide leads & process billing that workers pay for. Without the employees at the companies doing the work for us, the contractors don’t possess the resources & tech to legally or seamlessly do business ourselves.
Each worker obtains their own business license to establish their own occupation. It is their choice to contract with the companies they choose to -by agreeing to the compensation rate/terms- without interference from said companies or corruption by the government.
AB5 was written to simplify IRS & Borello independent contractor tests (rewrite the ic law) into an ABC (1,2,3) test; however it's still a *TEST* that's indefinite & vague, defeating it's own purpose. pic.twitter.com/yKbJswxPag
— Rideshare Rights #FreelancersBILLofRIGHTS (@RightsRideshare) August 19, 2020
"..it was not shown that Uber workers WHO ARE ADMITTEDLY EMPLOYEES drive passengers."
— Rideshare Rights #FreelancersBILLofRIGHTS (@RightsRideshare) August 25, 2020
EXAMPLE
TAXI COMPANIES
Taxi companies don’t pay for the vehicles: They make money off renting them, and they have employees -like Uber/Lyft- that have their own tasks and dispatch work to their drivers. It’s slightly comparable to renting a car through ie Hertz for Lyft.
I had a strict 12 hour slot every day to rent the car I shared w another driver & we each paid $95-105/day to drive it (before gas). I had to job shadow for three days for free before I could even drive. I couldn’t advertise on the car. I also couldn’t set my own rates: That is part of the contract; the same as Uber’s etc.
I even had to blackmail my last pay from Radio Cab (a union/driver owned company) due to them not billing their customer, so that just proves we are just as likely to be unfairly and permanently deactivated by taxi companies as we are TNCs.
How are we worse off?
Let me put it this way– taxi has less rights than TNC drivers; so wherever they are contractors, Uber/Lyft etc drivers would qualify too!
Like the CEO of Uber said, “It works for some drivers, and it doesn’t work for others.” Some drivers have made bad choices for themselves. Drivers choose to stay with Uber, especially by signing a lease.. all auto leases cost hundreds per month, but at least the Uber lease guarantees you an option to make money or people wouldn’t sign for it!
It’s truly a free choice that people make to be a part of said companies; but you’re either enabling “abuse”, or you’re doing something about it. Either way, drivers need to get their priorities straight to organize before politicians force us into unions and employment ANYWHERE.
Unionizing is so controversial because it’s exactly what happened to taxi in the past (capping drivers [medallion]), and it obviously didn’t work out for the industry; which is why Uber exists to begin with.
History repeats itself and we are supposed to learn from it. Insanity is repeating the same mistakes again.
Taxi supports less drivers (to compete with), which is why they support the Rideshare Drivers United/Alliance of Independent Workers/Gig Workers Rising organizations.
Trying to get anyone involved w unions is like pulling teeth! I watched Portland, OR go through it w their local bully drivers’ rights group like RDU/AIW/GWR. Few want to be part of something that would ruin ridesharing -for the majority-, when thry would rather simply go back to 80% with a bill of our own!! This group of drivers below didn’t have to form a union bc they had unity! #UnitedDrivers
ARGUMENTS AGAINST CA AB5 & PRO ACT
Hourly wage.
2. Costs.
Example
ECONOMIC CONCEPT-
📈 COSTS :: 📈 PRICE
📈 PRICE :: 📉 DEMAND
📉 DEMAND :: 📉 SUPPLY
HIGHER COSTS=LESS DRIVERS
(Employee model=Unemployment)
3. #AB5 & #PROact are too broad to define qualifications for ALL independent contractors since they don’t detail the rights of workers in each industry.
— Rideshare Rights #FreelancersBILLofRIGHTS (@RightsRideshare) August 19, 2020
Example
See the existing laws that regulate Transportation Network Companies (Uber/Lyft) from Florida, Michigan, and Texas in the photos below. TNC laws across the country clearly define qualifications for *TNC drivers* as independent contractors. Those qualifications are our rights.
EFFECTS
Drivers:
They can’t afford to hire everyone.
Companies can’t afford full-time+benefits.
Hours will be “1st come/1st served”.
You’ll never make more than minumum.
You’ll be available to take every request.
You’ll have to drive to busy areas.
You will not be able to hop apps.
Won’t be able to write off expenses.
If you look at New York, the drivers are already paying for the hourly guarantee. You have to drive to certain areas to get rides. That’s just the beginning of a long list of waves certain drivers are making for other drivers & passengers (& companies). I understand you may have spoke to hundreds of drivers who are going through the exact same Uber Lyft etc nightmare but the only things we can do is band together to pave our own road, and to put a leash on the dogs -without ruining rideshare etc-.
Some of these people don’t understand what union -or AB5 for that matter- equates to, or what it means to be a contractor. If they did, they’d realize that to companies like that– we are valuable v invaluable bc of the supply:demand ratio v exclusivity..
Passengers:
You’ll pay significantly more for the rides.
Less of you will be able to budget rides.
Like I said, unionizing will turn rideshare into the hell it was for passengers before: High rates & long wait times. It’s best to steer clear and keep everyone happy w fair & sustainable demands– drivers, customers, companies, & communities.
Companies:
Your profits will be cut.
Your costs will rise.
You will be forced to change your operations.
Your customers, users, & investors will be outraged.
Communities:
Ubernomics 101: More money is siphoned from the local economy. Uber/Lyft will keep 100% of the surge/prime time.
SOLUTIONS
WE NEED TO BE LOUDER THAN
@_drivers_united RDU
@TheAllianceOrg AIW
@GigWorkersRise GWR
@LorenaAD80
#KILLabc
#FREEDOMtoFREELANCE
#CapTheApps
We don’t need unions or the right to bargain when we have a bill of rights. We need SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT. I remain highly optimistic with our demands knowing how many people don’t want to be part of a union nor be an employee. We will be bigger & louder than RDU/AIW/GWR!!
We have power in numbers.
We’ll organize with at least our TWO organizations (Gig Consumers Coalition & Rideshare Rights) by adding more YouTube videos, and speaking out everywhere we can about Uber/Lyft including directly to riders (in which case I’ve noticed tips more often). We’ve got a rough draft for a national bill to push, but I haven’t been able to finish the presentation (video) supporting this document– so sharing this information is slower than it should be.
We have more going for us when we work together, & it’s not just affecting drivers. We aren’t alone in this & we are all going to get out together one way or another! People need to stand up to our masters with legitimate plans. Uber/Lyft aren’t the end of the world; and neither them nor politicians run the show, so we have to show them how it’s done without destroying the industry. Otherwise it becomes either bankrupt or regresses into an inefficient problem like New York/taxis.
I established Rideshare Rights before any of the traitor orgs were even conceptualized.
I started driving in October 2015, and by 2016 I knew we needed some help so I figured out who regulates TNCs in Portland and asked how I’d go about changes. The TNC law was where I began my research to understand the law. As I was compiling a new national TNC law, I stumbled across independent contractor driver qualifications (rights) in other states’ laws (TX, FL, MI). I used that format (do’s &don’ts) & language to compile a comprehensible law for both TNCs and drivers. I’ve added my own contributions and taken direct/indirect feedback from drivers over the years.
I really feel bad for the few (<50k/millions) mislead drivers following these driver organizations who have blocked and silenced activists -including me- (and even Driver Lady Pro and her friends). They’ve no idea what they’re doing with their bill of rights (AGAIN); and the VERY few of them has us ALL targeted by AB5 (PRO Act jr) & PRO Act now because they have a voice nationwide. Now it’s our turn to #STRIKEback!
Now that California regulators have taken advantage of app based workers (because we’re one of the larget -if not the largest- group of independent contractors) as leverage to upend the ENTIRE GIG ECONOMY in America for a political agenda of votes and union$ to misclassify us with an excuse of an independent contractor test* v qualifications* aka rights. AB5/PRO HURT NOT HELP.
I’ve been following closely to the news and these traitor orgs for years. I knew about AB5 mid 2019 before most of the people it affects now, and I already knew how to add general independent contractors ‘ rights to the bill (by reading IRS/Borello/AB5) so I got a jumpstart to finish it; a second organization (Gig Consumers Coalition); a website; a petition; and a campaign. We have 40 signatures and we need 99,960+ but I keep getting silenced group after group!! They can censor ME but they can’t silence US!!!
Most app based workers still don’t know that CA AB5’s ABC test doesn’t just target rideshare drivers (PRO Act) and that we’re at risk of losing our gigs, hours, & income, all because a few people don’t know how to manage their own business as independent contractors and expect to get EQUAL rights of an employee v FAIR rights as an independent contractor. It’s time we organize! We have chat groups, so message me to add you if you’ll be active!
Note to fellow Drivers:
I thought you said WE are Uber, didn’t you?.. To prove you ‘are Uber’ is to prove you don’t need Uber. Even you want to be your own boss you have to treat it like it’s YOUR BUSINESS; Even though they give me leads, why would I want theirs– when I can get my own? I’m taking it into my own hands and you can too!
If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. I’ve seen drivers organize/complain and delay, inundating their roads and communities with striking; when if they’d put their energy into fair & sustainable legislation or even just get leads for themselves instead of being desperate and needy – we’d all be that much further along. Uber/Lyft are an opportunity to grow our own businesses. Looking at it from any other perspective is unproductive. Outside the box is where entrepreneurs & freelancers hustle and thrive.
What are you waiting around for??
We might not directly work together but we can collectively work together.
If you’re a driver, you might want to add some comments within your platform profile(s) to help spread the good word about our grassroots organizations.
WE THE PEOPLE are also making our own tool/platform so Uber Lyft etc can take a long walk off a short pier. The app isn’t going to cost an unobtainable amount of interest from the public. I have been working on the project with other drivers for some time now, & done my research and calculations.
Drivers and passengers switching to a better service is obviously what inspires word of mouth to pass around the ‘better company’– as we seen w Lyft (& continue to). We already have a better service– most people just don’t know about it yet bc I’m working on another video (& web) presentation to share the business model for the upcoming app, and what needs to be done for it to be fair & sustainable.
Gig Consumers Coalition 