Drivers of app cabs to go on strike again, from Saturday
ManthanK.Mehta@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:15.11.2018
The drivers and owners of Ola and Uber cabs have decided to go on strike from November 17 onwards if their demands are not met by then. “Two days after that, on November 19, a big morcha is planned from Bharat Mata junction to Vidhan Bhavan to highlight our continuing problems,” said Marathi Kamgar Sena leader Mahes Jadhav.
Drivers associated with app cabs had been on a fortnight-long strike till November 3. They returned to work following the intervention of state transport minister Diwakar Raote.
But at the time of withdrawing the strike, the drivers’ union had clarified that the withdrawal was temporary and discussions would continue with the managements of Ola and Uber for improving drivers’ earnings by increasing ride-time charges and incentives. One of the demands is linking fares with fuel price hikes “in the near future”.
A Uber spokesperson said, “We have instituted a national fuel price index, which will ensure that driver earnings across India are correlated with changes in the price of fuel. Mumbai is the first city where we will be rolling this out.”
ManthanK.Mehta@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:15.11.2018
The drivers and owners of Ola and Uber cabs have decided to go on strike from November 17 onwards if their demands are not met by then. “Two days after that, on November 19, a big morcha is planned from Bharat Mata junction to Vidhan Bhavan to highlight our continuing problems,” said Marathi Kamgar Sena leader Mahes Jadhav.
Drivers associated with app cabs had been on a fortnight-long strike till November 3. They returned to work following the intervention of state transport minister Diwakar Raote.
But at the time of withdrawing the strike, the drivers’ union had clarified that the withdrawal was temporary and discussions would continue with the managements of Ola and Uber for improving drivers’ earnings by increasing ride-time charges and incentives. One of the demands is linking fares with fuel price hikes “in the near future”.
A Uber spokesperson said, “We have instituted a national fuel price index, which will ensure that driver earnings across India are correlated with changes in the price of fuel. Mumbai is the first city where we will be rolling this out.”
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