Uber has sued the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, aiming to block a 'drastic' rate increase for drivers approved last month just days before its scheduled implementation.
Uber noted in its lawsuit that it did not challenge the implementation of the minimum wage, which it says demonstrates how drastic the new hikes are. In fact, a lawsuit challenging the wage rule was filed by the company’s chief competitor, Lyft, which argued that the minimum pay rule would unduly benefit the dominant player in the market: Uber.
“Just in time to steal Christmas from New York families, Uber is suing to stop the raise the TLC enacted for app drivers after months of public hearings, years of stalled wages, and the pandemic decimating incomes,” wrote the NYTWA. “We call on the City to stand firm and defend the rights of drivers to labor with dignity. Uber seeks chaos. We seek dignity. We are confident we will prevail.”
The TLC voted to raise for-hire vehicle rates on the same day it approved the first raise for yellow cab drivers in 10 years. Also condemning the decision was the Independent Drivers Guild, a group that got its initial funding from Uber as a corporate union of sorts but has since publicly broken with the company numerous times.
“In an outrageous and callous move, Uber is suing to block a raise for NYC Uber drivers, the lifeblood of the company who are barely scraping by,” the Guild. “It’s offensive that Uber would fight a necessary increase for the workers who make the company work and who help half a million New Yorkers get where they need to go, every single day. Workers fought HARD for this raise and we are NOT backing down.
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