Amidst the busiest rideshare utilization period of the year, the Justice for App Workers coalition rallied at O’Hare Airport on Tuesday, December 27 to demand the app companies provide drivers with a living wage, bathroom access, an end to deactivations without review, and more. Many rideshare and delivery drivers earn poverty wages even while working full time, as the app platforms continue to charge riders more while reaping ever greater profits. Drivers organized together this holiday season to demand transformational change within the industry, and ensure an end to arbitrary deactivation without due process, which can cost drivers their livelihoods. The coalition also called for the implementation of safety features on apps, support in the face of carjacking and assault, basic rights such as health care and access to bathrooms at the airport, and the right to form a union. The coalition refused rides from O’Hare Airport on December 27, making a statement about app companies’ mistreatment of workers. They instead shared their experiences working for Uber, Lyft, and other apps, and highlighted the challenges they face as rideshare and delivery drivers. Rideshare drivers and delivery workers who are part of the Justice for App Workers coalition include members of Chicago Uber Drivers, Road Warriors Chicago, Independent Drivers Guild Illinois, Latinos Unidos Uber y Lyft, Rideshare Revolutionaries, Chicago Stolen Car Directory, and SOS Uber y Lyft.
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