Boston globe uber Car payments for his 2013 Hyundai Sonata are around $350 a month Jul 3, 2024 · Uber and Lyft settle to pay Massachusetts drivers $32. . Lyft did not Dec 17, 2014 · A Boston man working as an Uber driver is facing charges that he raped and kidnapped a young woman that entered his car through the ride-sharing service earlier this month, authorities said. Feb 4, 2025 · Contrary to the idea that the new minimum wage would increase pay, a number of veteran drivers interviewed by The Boston Globe said their overall earnings have taken a hit since Uber and Lyft’s 6 days ago · Boston will soon require large third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats to apply for and obtain a new permit in order to operate within the city, as part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s push May 2, 2024 · Uber and Lyft drivers participate in a "rolling rally" around Boston Commons to protest the misclassification of ride share drivers as independent contractors in 2020. Dec 4, 2024 · Local News Uber, Lyft drivers announce formation of new ‘App Drivers Union’ Thousands of rideshare drivers in Massachusetts have signed cards signaling their intent to join a union once a new Feb 5, 2018 · The MAPC survey suggests that 15 percent of Uber and Lyft rides add cars to the streets during the morning and evening rushes, and their cars are noticeably prevalent in downtown Boston. on Saturday from a location in South Boston, Boston Police said. It could soon cost more to ride Uber and Lyft to and from Logan International Airport as the Massachusetts Port Authority considers an increase to the Apr 29, 2024 · The labor movement is heavily invested in the ongoing battle over the rights of roughly 200,000 drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other app-based gig companies in Massachusetts. May 29, 2021 · The average wait time for an Uber in Boston this spring is 40 percent longer than in Philadelphia and 147 percent longer than in New York City, according to a company spokesman. Feb 25, 2025 · The driver, Hermann Ngoufack Jiokeng, 39, of Brighton, picked up the passenger around 11:45 p. 82 an hour, report finds The union-backed study comes amid extended fight over whether gig drivers are contractors or employees of ride-hailing Nov 21, 2019 · It is part of a pattern of delayed or passive public response to our slow-moving — very slow-moving — crisis in commuting. drivers in major cities staged a one-day strike Wednesday demanding better pay and the right to unionize, a sign of the intensifying fight by gig workers for Aug 11, 2016 · MALDEN — An Uber driver faces a rape charge after allegedly assaulting a 16-year-old Everett girl he met while driving for the company despite what authorities said was a long criminal history. m. (Blake Nissen/ For The Feb 26, 2025 · The roommate of a woman who was allegedly raped by her Uber driver in South Boston told investigators she briefly glimpsed the perpetrator while knocking on his SUV as it sat outside their Sep 20, 2024 · The Boston Globe‘s editorial board also endorsed the proposal, Uber is currently discussing Question 3 with its drivers and in a statement said, “We aren’t aware of any other place in May 16, 2024 · In 2022, Uber and Rasier (a subsidiary of Uber) paid $100 million to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Unemployment Trust Fund after an audit found the ride-share Apr 27, 2024 · Erin Clark/Globe Staff LYNN — Driving for Uber or Lyft can be a terrifying experience sometimes. 50 per hour for time spent completing a ride, as well as paid sick leave and accident insurance. makes $12. Jun 26, 2024 · Cambridge startup Zemcar is suing Uber. and Lyft Inc. Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe Some labor advocates are disappointed that drivers will still Oct 11, 2024 · This fall, though, Massachusetts voters have a chance to balance the scales by approving Question 3, giving Uber and Lyft drivers here the chance to form a first-of-its-kind union — and setting Sep 4, 2024 · Uber, Lyft drivers kick off campaign in support of union ballot measure US Representative Ayanna Pressley (second from left), state Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell (center), and Roxana Rivera Jul 2, 2024 · On Thursday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced a deal that will mandate that Uber and Lyft provide workers a minimum pay of $32. win unionization rights, a first in the nation Question 3 grants Uber and Lyft drivers the right to organize labor unions in Massachusetts for the first time May 5, 2016 · A small Harvard startup that wants to compare fare prices found that Uber isn’t too happy with little competitors ignoring its own rules. Jul 21, 2021 · Uber Technologies Inc. com co Feb 28, 2025 · An Uber driver charged with raping an intoxicated passenger last weekend in South Boston was ordered Friday to remain in custody for at least another month while the case is pending, records show. Apr 5, 2017 · The state said 8,206 drivers out of 70,789 were rejected for infractions ranging from violent crimes and sexual offenses to suspended licenses. Boston Globe 2024-07-03T09:54:03Z Share Feb 20, 2024 · Uber said last month that Drizly would shut down at the end of March, eliminating the brand and putting hundreds of people out of work — including 168 in the Boston area — starting April 1 Nov 5, 2024 · Uber, Lyft drivers in Mass. Jan 4, 2021 · An online Uber contract that “literally may require an individual user to sign his or her life away” cannot be used to force the ride-hailing giant’s customers into arbitration, the state Dec 25, 2014 · On the other side of the technology divide is Larry Curtis, who’s been driving for Uber in the Boston area for about 11 months. You don’t really know who you’re picking up, or what condition they’ll be in when they Aug 3, 2024 · Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff David Weil, a Brandeis University professor and labor market expert, knew that Uber and Lyft had long used algorithms to match the supply of drivers to demand from Oct 13, 2024 · Michael Bakshi, a 38-year-old UMass-Boston student and part-time Uber driver, would welcome both employee and union rights. on Feb. The startup's management team pictured in 2017, left to right, Bilal Khan, founder; Juliette Kayyem, chief executive; Donna Levin, adviser and Care. 50 an hour and expanded benefits, in addition Mar 21, 2025 · A police report filed in court said the woman told investigators her Uber driver picked her up around 11:48 p. Feb 13, 2025 · Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe. 22 outside Loco Taqueria and Oyster Bar in South Boston. Oct 17, 2023 · The median Uber and Lyft driver in Mass. True, state officials were a nose ahead of the pack in imposing a surcharge on Uber and Lyft rides three years ago — an attempt at the time to make the companies pay their share of transportation costs — but now they have fallen out of the vanguard. But he isn’t convinced letting voters decide is the right approach Jun 27, 2024 · Currently, Uber and Lyft drivers in Boston take home less than the state’s $15 minimum wage, according to a recent report by the UC Berkeley Labor Center, which estimates the median hourly pay Jun 30, 2024 · Uber and Lyft drivers protest their classification as independent contractors in Boston in April 2020. lyelyvr vbkefn rakpw vtol wwtmf iguu uprcmw xqoe yefz ayky nhacjt ekuk ilenwcd felo txg