When Uber debuted as a publicly traded company last week, hundreds of drivers went on a one-day strike in protest. It wasn't a mass movement, but it was designed to send a message to the company regarding wages and work conditions. Drivers are paid a small fraction of the overall cost per ride, and while some drivers say it's a nice supplement to their income, others point out that it's almost impossible to make a living this way.
Our panel debates the merits of rideshare and the future of Uber and Lyft. Our guests:
- Jesse Lenney, state committee member for the Working Families Party
- Paul Gangarossa, Uber driver
- Arian Horbovetz, Uber driver and creator of the Urban Phoenix blog
- Frannie Sobczak, union labor activist and former organizer and secretary/treasurer of the Workers United Rochester Regional Joint Board
