Drivers in the UK logged out of the Uber app between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. and gathered outside the company's HQ in London to protest. Strikes also took place against Uber in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Glasgow.
Chants included "shame on Uber" and "Uber, Uber, you can't hide, we can see your greedy side."
Currently at Uber HQ in London, where drivers are protesting against the company pic.twitter.com/IhjpRceMz1
— Isobel A Hamilton (@Hamilbug) May 8, 2019A nearby policeman took the flare and tried — with limited success — to put it out in a puddle.
"We have to work harder and harder every time to earn the same amount of money," Uber driver Muhumed Ali, 48, told Business Insider.
Ali has been driving with Uber for four years. When he started he said he would work six hours a day to cover his costs. "Now, I have to work at least four to five days [of] 12 to 14 hours," he said.
He added that he does not make minimum wage, which in the UK is £8.21 ($10.68).
It told Business Insider in a statement that UK Uber drivers had four demands: for fares to be increased to £2 per mile from £1.80, for commissions paid by drivers to be reduced from 25% to 15%, an end to unfair dismissals, and for Uber to give its drivers legal "worker" status.
It added that UK Uber drivers on average earn £5 an hour.
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