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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by himynameisdom on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:20AM (#19748398)
Hailing back to microeconomics 101, won't this cause a sharp decrease in supply, causing an increase in price and higher wages for those who find it economically-sensible to continue providing service in these cities until S&D equilibrium is met again?
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:35AM (#19748565)
Most drivers drive for Lyft too so they'll keep driving. It's like if Home Depot workers go on strike lumber prices don't go up because the demand is absorbed by Lowes.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by jquery on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:45AM (#19748686)
Ironically the S-1s showed that Lyft objectively treats their drivers worse than Uber.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by himynameisdom on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:37AM (#19748590)
Great point. I guess my line of thinking was scoped to Uber alone.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by zelon88 on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:31AM (#19748528)
Yes it will...

But the Uber app is literally a beacon that singles out Uber drivers. It's like being a regular scab but with a GPS tracker that picketers can use to track you down.

I wouldn't want to cross that picket line.

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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by jgust on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:24AM (#19748445)
The "rats" will come, be assured.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by himynameisdom on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:26AM (#19748469)
To be clear, are the "rats" those who believe it to be economically-sensible to continue working or those who choose to follow through with the strike?
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by reallydontask on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:29AM (#19748509)
I'd guess those who prefer short term gain over medium term loss, but I agree with your, passive aggressive?, point of using the term "rats" to label anybody.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by himynameisdom on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:32AM (#19748534)
I appreciate the note, but please don't infer passive-aggressiveness when all I was seeking was clarity.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by reallydontask on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:57AM (#19748824)
I was only asking, hence the question mark. Good to know there was a genuine quest for knowledge.
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by himynameisdom on Thursday April 25, 2019 @11:05AM (#19748911)
My apologies for making an assumption on my part. The irony of doing so did not get past me :)
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by rexpop on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:47AM (#19748704)
The term you're looking for is "scabs".
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Re:US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and condit... by jquery on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:24AM (#19748434)
Yes. This will cause nothing but a temporary surge.
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