return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 3 days agoUber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hourwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down17
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkUber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hourwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·2 days agoWhy do these drivers get paid a 50% higher wage than minimum wage? EMT drivers don’t even get this much
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoYou’re right, and I’m angry too. EMT drivers should be paid more (as well as the Uber/Lyft drivers)!
minus-squarechunkystyles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·2 days agoEVERYONE deserves a liveable wage, including the people you mentioned.
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 days agoThat’s what the minimum wage is for.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoSounds like somebody feels entitled to another mans labour at certain prices lol
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoSounds like someone thinks a particular class of worker should make more than their peers for arbitrary reasons.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI think min wage should be set where a person can live without transfer payments from the state and food banks
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoCool, then Uber drivers should make minimum wage and the push should be to increase minimum wage.
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoOr they can advocate for themselves for a better deal ;) It is called bargaining and lobbying and it it is a protected right. Ridesharing apps surely love doing it. Why are you so hurt that the drivers did it?
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBecause part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.
Why do these drivers get paid a 50% higher wage than minimum wage? EMT drivers don’t even get this much
You’re right, and I’m angry too.
EMT drivers should be paid more (as well as the Uber/Lyft drivers)!
EVERYONE deserves a liveable wage, including the people you mentioned.
That’s what the minimum wage is for.
Sounds like somebody feels entitled to another mans labour at certain prices lol
Sounds like someone thinks a particular class of worker should make more than their peers for arbitrary reasons.
I think min wage should be set where a person can live without transfer payments from the state and food banks
Cool, then Uber drivers should make minimum wage and the push should be to increase minimum wage.
Or they can advocate for themselves for a better deal ;)
It is called bargaining and lobbying and it it is a protected right.
Ridesharing apps surely love doing it. Why are you so hurt that the drivers did it?
Because part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.