Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wage of $21 per hour

Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by WhompingWindows on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:32PM (#20832305)

Do you have data to support your claim on the EMTs and surgical residents? That sounds surprising to me on the EMT front, though surgical residents presumably are paid quite low because their earnings will exponentially grow in the coming years.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by fucking_tragedy on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:14PM (#20832647)

If you Google "EMT average salary" or "EMT average hourly rate" you'll see that EMTs are notoriously underpaid.

In my high CoL state, EMTs make roughly $15-$18.75/hr, work multiple back-to-back shifts and often nights.

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Re:Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wag... by WhompingWindows on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @12:18PM (#20878658)

Yikes, just looked on Glassdoor, $30k yearly for EMTs in the Providence, RI area. These are professionally certified people with numerous skills, first-contact for emergent health issues, and they get paid barely more than very low-skilled service workers, many of whom are now receiving $15/h (that's great for them, but damn EMTs deserve more).

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