A group of Uber and Lyft drivers plan to rally at Chicago O Hare International Airport Tuesday evening to protest working conditions for ride share workers.
Gig workers like ride-hailing drivers and delivery people are a key part of the modern U.S. economy. Most of those workers are contracted, and therefore not considered full employees with all the benefits included.
Chicago union organizing has played a big role in everyday life ranging from Labor Day to the eight-hour workday. But it’s not all history, with workers in a variety of fields trying to unionize and change labor laws in the state.
At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Illinois rideshare drivers and delivery workers announced that local groups are joining a national movement to fight for better working conditions.
Old schemes are finding new victims in rideshare drivers and other gig workers, who are being preyed upon for their personal and financial information.