- date: 2019/07/19
- sources: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/07/19/uber-lyft-drivers-hq-protest-working-conditions/, https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/18/uber-and-lyft-drivers-demand-better-pay-workplace-protections-and-driver-led-unions/, https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-lyft-drivers-stage-protest-for-better-working-conditions/
- action: strike
- struggles: pay_and_benefits, working_conditions
- description: Uber and Lyft drivers chanted and cheered outside the Uber headquarters building in San Francisco on Friday as they delivered a letter demanding negotiations for better working conditions. In an open letter, published to coincide with the protest, drivers called on Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer for changes in treatment. Drivers tried to present the letter at the protest, but weren't able to enter Uber's headquarters.
- locations: san_francisco, california, usa
- companies: uber, lyft
- workers: 40
- tags: rideshare_workers, independent_contract_workers
- author: organizejs