In a coordinated effort, TVDE drivers from Uber and Lyft are planning 24-hour strikes in several US cities, along with demonstrations at airports. UK delivery workers from Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Stuart will stop their digital apps and not deliver between 5pm and 10pm. The strikes are organized by the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB), and Delivery Job UK [c1676a46].
Delivery Job UK estimates that 3,000 people plan to strike. Some delivery drivers question whether the strike will be long enough to cause significant financial damage to businesses. Temporary workers are pushing to join a union to negotiate compensation and other benefits. In the UK, the Supreme Court ruled that Deliveroo riders do not have collective bargaining rights. Deliveroo has a voluntary partnership with a union and offers riders free insurance and sickness support. Lyft has implemented measures to ensure drivers keep at least 70% of their weekly fares. Uber drivers earn an average of $33 per hour in the US [c1676a46].
The strike is part of a larger movement to improve working conditions and demand fair pay and employment rights for gig workers. It highlights the ongoing battle for gig workers' rights and the need for stronger regulations in the gig economy. The TVDE and delivery workers' strike adds to the growing wave of protests by gig workers demanding fair pay and better working conditions [c1676a46] [0ade11ad].