Drivers

NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
NY Uber Drivers To Strike Ahead Of IPO
May 05, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Shortly ahead of Uber’s initial public offering, drivers of the company in New York plan on going on strike. According to a report in Reuters...

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Uber Drivers Could Get $40K Pre-IPO Bonus
Uber Drivers Could Get $40K Pre-IPO Bonus
April 28, 2019  |  IPO

Uber is gearing up to award drivers ahead of its initial public offering to the tune of $300 million, giving them as much as $40,00...

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Travel Startups Take A Personalized Approach To Airport Pickups
Travel Startups Take A Personalized Approach To Airport Pickups
April 02, 2019  |  Retail

Travel companies often tackle the odyssey from home to destination and back, but Welcome Pickups is taking a different approach. The Greece-based company focuses squarely...

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Lyft Lifts Driver Loyalty With Free Debit Cards, Bank Accounts
Lyft Lifts Driver Loyalty With Free Debit Cards, Bank Accounts
March 26, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing company Lyft will offer a slew of perks to its drivers in an effort to encourage them to be more loyal and stop switching...

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Amid Ride-Hailing Firms’ Bid For Black Ink And IPOs, Driver Strikes?
Amid Ride-Hailing Firms’ Bid For Black Ink And IPOs, Driver Strikes?
March 25, 2019  |  Ridesharing

IPOs loom – among them, of course, the long-awaited debuts of Lyft and Uber. The two ride-hailing giants have raised billions of dollars, sparking valuations...

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Uber Sues City Of New York To Get Driver Cap Lifted
Uber Sues City Of New York To Get Driver Cap Lifted
February 18, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber, the ride-hailing startup, filed a lawsuit against the city of New York last week seeking to overturn a rule that puts a cap on...

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DoorDash, Amazon Flex Not Altering Driver Payment Structures
DoorDash, Amazon Flex Not Altering Driver Payment Structures
February 11, 2019  |  News

DoorDash and Amazon Flex are not taking a page from Instacart when it comes to using tips from delivery workers to meet their flat rate...

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Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
September 12, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies is facing a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is misclassifying drivers in California as independent contractors in order to save money. According to...

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Uber Taps Facebook Live Director To Head Up Driver Products
Uber Taps Facebook Live Director To Head Up Driver Products
June 14, 2018  |  Personnel

Uber, the ridesharing service, has tapped one of Facebook’s product directors to head up driver product development, a role that has been vacant since December. Citing Uber Head...

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