The New York Taxi Workers Alliance went on strike against Uber and Lyft at LaGuardia airport in New York City on Sunday, though Uber claims rides went up during the strike.
said rides out of LaGuardia International Airport are up 36% on Sunday, despite a union’s attempt to stop all rideshare trips out of the New York City airport for unfair wages., or NYTWA, boasts a membership of 25,000 professional drivers, which includes taxicab and rideshare workers.The union planned
"As with the last couple of times, the taxi industry ‘protest’ has had no impact on Uber," Uber spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said on Sunday. "The taxi association should focus on issues that actually resonate with drivers, like the TLC’s universally hated lockout rule, rather than PR stunts." Uber reported that its drivers had completed 36% more trips from LaGuardia on Sunday than a typical Sunday.This is the third strike called by the NYTWA regarding wages. When its members striked on Dec. 19, Uber officials said, the rideshare company saw 8% more trips and 7% more drivers on the app than the average Monday for the third quarter in 2022.
In fact, in 2020 drivers got a 1.4% increase in per minute and per mile rates, there was no rate increase in 2021, and in 2022 there was a 5.34% increase in per minute and per mile rates.NYC UBER DRIVERS STRIKING IN RESPONSE TO JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKING PAY RATE INCREASES
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