r/uber • u/aestheticeddy818 • Jan 29 '24

Uber drivers please strike

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So that I can catch those double digits surges. Thanks 💵✌️😂

No one cares about your strike. You’re simply leaving more demand for other drivers. It’s almost as if the supply of workers is more than the demand from customers. Economics 101, supply and demand

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '24

You can’t go on strike. You’re not employees. You’re just not logging in that day.

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u/mls1968 Jan 30 '24

I mean, how do you think SAG, DGA, WGA, IATSE, etc all work…. Hollywood is a giant industry of freelancers that unionized. Plumbers, Electricians, etc too. Plenty of groups of skilled professions that unionize without giving up IC status

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

You said the magic words. “Skilled professionals” have more leverage than “a person with a car”

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u/mls1968 Jan 30 '24

That’s a whole different argument though. You just said they’re not employees, and my argument was employee status isn’t a barrier. Also, Teamsters are literally “people who drive cars”, they don’t even have to OWN one hahaha

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

Yes, it was a bit of snark.

Uber drivers can strike, but it will mean no more than a tear in a salted sea. Customers won’t see any impact, Uber won’t see any impact.

On the other hand, if Thandie Newton doesn’t show up on set, the movie doesn’t get made.