Uber & Lyft Drivers Strike
Members of the media may directly contact:
David Gray ( English and French)
Associate professor, Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
With his expertise, Professor Gray can comment on the strike from a labor market policy perspective.
“Under normal conditions, one might expect the labour market to do its work in ensuring that these drivers receive decent pay. They should quit doing their jobs until they receive competitive remuneration. Since it appears as though that is not the case, perhaps the time has come for the government to declare them employees (as opposed to independent contractors) who would then be subject to the minimum wage. Just that very threat might induce the employers to offer more attractive compensation schemes. It would definitely lead to higher fares.”
Gilles Levasseur (English and French)
Part-time Professor, Faculty of Law - Civil Law Section; Telfer School of Management
Professor Levasseur can speak about labour law and human resources management.
He can answer the following questions:
- What can Uber and Lyft do to increase the paid wages to its driver?
- What will happen to Uber and Lyft if they don’t increase the paid wages to its drivers?
- What approaches Uber and Lyft are taking to get more women to work for the enterprises?