More than 35 drivers using ride-hailing apps gathered outside Uber’s support center for drivers in West Town to call on the City Council to pass an ordinance aimed at improving their working conditions, pay and safety.
The drivers and members of the Chicago Gig Alliance were joined by the family of Mohammed al Hejoj, a limousine and rideshare driver killed this month on the job, and 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson outside Uber’s Greenlight Hub, at 1401 W. North Ave. The gig alliance works to improve the conditions of gig workers in the city.
