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A Worker-Owned Cooperative Tries to Compete With Uber and Lyft
About 2,500 drivers in New York are organizing to create what they say is a better deal for drivers than what the ride-hailing giants offer.
Members of the Drivers Cooperative in Queens. The group intends to take a smaller commission than Uber or Lyft and charge riders a lower fare.Credit.Adam Whyte for The New York Times
May 28, 2021Updated 2:35 p.m. ET
For years, Uber and other ride-hailing companies offered the promise of entrepreneurship to drivers. Drivers who were eager to set their own schedules signed up in droves, propelling the gig economy into a multibillion-dollar industry.
Some candidates for Manhattan’s district attorney are agents of change who want to cut the police budget. Others are very comfortable with long-established established power networks.
Some candidates for Manhattan’s district attorney are agents of change who want to cut the police budget. Others are very comfortable with long-established established power networks.