As thousands of travelers across the country and in Chicago saw their holiday plans upended by transportation troubles, ride-share workers took a stand Tuesday night by refusing to take rides from O’Hare International Airport.
Their goal was to “draw attention to the inhumane conditions drivers operate under,” according to a news release, and demand app companies provide drivers a living wage, improvements in safety measures, better bathroom access, an end to deactivations without review, quality health care benefits and the right to form a union.
Plainfield resident Emilio Ugalde, 45, said he had been driving for Uber for over 3 years — and completed up to 5,170 trips — when he claims his account was unfairly deactivated in November.
