[1] The strikes aimed to protest low wages, long hours, working conditions, and lack of benefits.
Drivers, serve as independent contractors to Uber and Lyft and provide rides to individuals, similar to taxicab companies.
[5] The planned strikes came in response to Lyft's decision to go public as a for-profit corporation, while Uber followed suit later that year.
The rationale is that most, if not all of Uber and Lyft's profits are income derived from drivers who work for low wages, no benefits, and who are misclassified workers, rather than earned by executives who manage infrastructure.
[11] Further demands include overtime pay, sick pay, accrued paid time off and paid family leave, a voice on the job through a driver-led union, safety measures to be implemented protecting both driver and passenger safety, and healthcare benefits.