For better wages and working conditions. Cooperatives in the US want their own application of bolees with better rates and unjustified cancellation of driver accounts.
Workers’ cooperatives of Uber e Lyft They are born in several US cities, and to increasingly press the two companies for better working conditions and higher wages.
Movements are working to create an alternative to Uber and Lyft that allows them to have their own mobile application, elect leaders and implement transparent policies on important issues such as driver deactivation and remuneration rates.
The need for such cooperatives became more urgent as many conductors began to report the reduction of their income and the growing difficulty in obtaining riders.
Some drivers have already created their own businesses, but cooperatives offer a potential non -profit model with greater gains. An example is The Drivers Cooperative in New York, which has been running since 2021. Another successful model, co-op colorado drivers, guarantees its 16,000 drivers 80% of the tariff, a much higher value than 70% Usually offered by platforms like lyft.
“Cooperative It would be very different In the way it works, the way we deal with the operation of the application and the prices, how the driver is paid, as the hiring is processed, who makes the decisions, ”he told Lee Sperry, a San Diego driver and member of San Diego Drivers United Defense Group.
In addition to the usual background checks, potential drivers have to participate in orientation sessions and can buy cooperative shares. The cooperative also requires drivers to use Chambers on the instrument panelfor safety reasons, and offers a physical office where drivers can interact directly with the direction to solve problems, such as unjustified cancellations. Uber and Lyft often disable driver accounts without providing clear reasons, accuses drivers who began to join these associations.
“We do not simply remove the driver immediately without going through the process due. We sit with him and he knows why, ”said Isaac Chinyoka, director-general of one of these cooperatives in Denver, USA.
Despite everything, both Lyft and Uber explain that their drivers can accept other jobs. This includes “services similar to ride sharing services to other companies.”
