Uber Drivers Plan Boycott After Fare Cuts Slash Their Earnings to Below Minimum Wage
When Uber cut fares in Washington D.C. last February, the Observer spoke to several drivers and learned the price reduction had left many scrambling to make ends meet. The move was a tactic by the multi-billion dollar company to gain ground in the heating up taxi app war, but this customer perk came at a heavy cost to the company's workforce. Now, following the recent fare cuts in more than 100 cities, Uber's employees are being exploited nationwide, and to an even greater extent. Fares have been cut by as much as 45 percent in some cities, and while Uber is guaranteeing this will actually lead to larger earnings for drivers, the opposite has already proven to be true—drivers are reporting they're making as little as $2.89 per hour.
