Uber drivers protest against the company's upfront pricing system

Irate with the company’s upfront pricing feature, Uber drivers in Australia decided to not pick up passengers on Monday morning.

Lobby group RideShare Drivers United (RDSU) called for drivers to turn off the Uber app between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Monday in protest against company changes that it said erodes drivers’ “already poor working conditions.”

One of RDSU’s demands is that the ridesharing company stop using upfront pricing, and return to a system where drivers are paid for the actual time and distance traveled. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Uber drivers protest against the company's upfront pricing system