Uber, Lyft drivers strike to win labour rights for US gig workers


Rideshare drivers and delivery workers hold a rally urging US state leaders to pass a law granting protections and benefits including a right to bargain with app companies for fair pay, outside the offices of Lyft and Uber, in Long Island City, New York. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Drivers for Uber and Lyft have staged strikes in cities across the United States, urging Congress to grant gig workers the right to band together and push for better wages and working conditions.

Wednesday’s protests – from California to Maryland – reveal an increasingly fractious dispute over how gig workers should be regarded by law and what rights they deserve at work.

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