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Uber in crisis

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by LongTimeListener, Mar 1, 2017.

  1. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    So we're saying Uber might be going unter?
     
  2. TyWebb

    TyWebb Well-Known Member

    Take your like and get the hell out of here.
     
    dixiehack likes this.
  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    EIC of Mother Jones makes a good point.

     
    Donny in his element likes this.
  4. lcjjdnh

    lcjjdnh Well-Known Member

    From a few weeks back

    When Their Shifts End, Uber Drivers Set Up Camp in Parking Lots Across the U.S.


     
  5. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

  6. Max Garcia

    Max Garcia Member

  7. Donny in his element

    Donny in his element Well-Known Member

    But they made up for it by ignoring the taxi strike at JFK after the Muslim ban, right?
     
  8. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

  9. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    Sehr gut!
     
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

  11. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    With how big a cut Uber takes from it's drivers it shouldn't be going under. I say that as a part-time Uber driver.
     
  12. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Who knew there could be problems with a business model that requires a huge workforce but doesn't work too well if you actually hire employees and do things like perform basic background checks and adequately compensate, train and insure them?

    8,000 Uber, Lyft, ride-hailing drivers fail new background checks - The Boston Globe

    More than 8,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies including Uber and Lyft have been denied licenses to operate in Massachusetts under a new state background check process.

    The most common reason for rejections were related to driver’s license status: many had suspended licenses or had not been driving long enough to qualify for the ride-hailing services.

    But statistics released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities revealed that hundreds of drivers were rejected for having serious crimes on their record, including violent or sexual offenses, and others for driving-related offenses, such as drunk driving or reckless driving. The state said it rejected 51 applications coming from sex offenders.
     
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