is uber on strike
Uber treats drivers like private contractors, saddling them with insurance, gas and vehicle expenses but the company has total control over fares. As many one-fifth of the Uberâs 10,000 drivers in New York went on strike over the policy and pay rates on Wednesday, passing out fliers instead of working. Drivers could have spent the day cashing in on the companyâs âsurge pricingâ scheme, in which rates spike during bad weather and other times of peak demand.