Our analysis reveals that the 87,000 gig drivers in the Windy City are missing out on between $39.2 million and $52.6 million in pay each month. That’s at least $470 million a year.
Where is that money going? With taxis, the fares that passengers pay go to local drivers, who in turn spend that money where they live. But Uber and Lyft take a big cut of fares out of the local economy, siphoning that wealth off to Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
While Uber and Lyft rake in the profit, Chicago drivers and the city lose out on millions. That’s why gig drivers with the Chicago Gig Alliance have been fighting for more than two years to pass the Rideshare Living Wage and Safety Ordinance.
As our new report shows, Uber and Lyft’s greed has dire consequences for drivers and our communities. In many other cities just like Chicago, drivers are putting in long hours behind the wheel, getting people where they need to go, and building lives and families in these places that they call home. Meanwhile, corporations like Uber are more focused on profits than the dignity and wellbeing of our communities.
That’s why drivers across the country are organizing with the Activate Respect campaign: to put a stop to the corporations’ greed and to transform the industry so that everyday folks can work, live, and thrive in their cities.
