Uber Drivers Protest Over Pay Cuts, Firings

By PYMNTS | March 17, 2013

A sizable group of Uber drivers protested outside of Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco on Friday, according to AllThingsD.

One of the protestors, Raj Alazzeh, claimed that the group was protesting Uber’s 10 percent pay cut and “rampant firing” that led to 500 drivers cut in the past month.

An Uber statement denied the validity of the numbers and stated that drivers are often fired for their own negative performances.

“Drivers who don’t know the city well or who are unsafe or unprofessional ultimately receive consistently negative feedback from riders that we cannot ignore,” said Ilya Abyzov, general manager of Uber San Francisco.

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