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Note that the rank-and-file taxi drivers aren't complaining; they'll all get a chance to become Uber drivers. It's the incumbent taxi organization that's upset,
by raldi 13y ago
Note that the rank-and-file taxi drivers aren't complaining; they'll all get a chance to become Uber drivers. It's the incumbent taxi organization that's upset, because it's about to become a lot less powerful.
- stuaxo 13y agoAnd we can all get a chance to swap our jobs for zero hours contracts, what a wonderful world.
- raldi 13y agoTaxi drivers' pre-Uber work arrangements are even worse; by and large they seem to love switching from working for a taxi company to working as an Uber driver. For example: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/15/with-ubers-comes-struggle-for-san-francisco-taxis/ http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/15/with-ubers-comes-stru... http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/16/san-francisco-cab-drivers-migrate-to-uber-other-car-services/ http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/16/san-francisco-ca... http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/how-lyft-and-uber-will-raise-taxi-drivers-incomes-not-lower-them/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/12/12/how-lyft-... In fact, for all the articles about taxi companies protesting before Uber comes to town, have you ever seen one about drivers complaining after?