Uber He says he has committed $ 50 million to acquire and provide safety supplies to drivers. These supplies will include items such as masks, disinfectant, gloves and disinfectant, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced today when calling for the press.
Uber claims to have insured more than 23 million driver and delivery masks worldwide. Uber says it has distributed approximately 5 million skins to drivers so far. It has shipped certain supplies directly to people's homes and also offers refunds to people in certain countries. Earlier this month, Uber said it would force drivers and cyclists to wear face masks or blankets during hikes.
This happens after drivers demanded that the company do more to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, nearly 100 drivers staged a caravan demonstration at Uber headquarters in San Francisco to demand that the company comply with AB-5 worker protection law. The drivers I spoke to before the protest also said they wanted Uber to spend more money to protect them.
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Instead of spending millions on the anti-AB-5 voting initiative, driver Mekela Edwards told me she wanted Uber to use this money to better support drivers during the pandemic. Uber spent at least $ 30 million on this initiative, while Lyft and DoorDash also spent at least $ 30 million.
"This is the money they could spend to support us," he said. "We appreciate the work we do. We just want to be respected and appreciated as any worker should be."
In addition to the financial commitment, Uber announced other safety precautions, such as checking the driver's mask using selfie technology starting Monday. If a driver finds that the person about to recover is not wearing a mask, he can easily refuse the trip, state why and not be impacted. For drivers and drivers, they can report if someone took off the mask during the trip.
Although Uber Pool is still out of service, Uber will make some changes to UberX. To better protect the driver, UberX will only allow a maximum of three people in the car, and everyone should sit in the back seat.
More details available here: https://www.uber.com/newsroom/your-second-first-trip/