Connecticut Drivers United is proud to announce that our Senator Chris Murphy is championing federal legislation that would guarantee drivers at least 75% of each passenger’s fare. That’s money that pays rent, pays groceries, and stays in Connecticut, for the people who actually do the work! 

Please send a letter to Senator Blumenthal and ask him to join his colleague and support drivers!

People working for ridehail and delivery giants like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Amazon are tired of being at the mercy of hidden bosses and watching their pay drop as profits rise.[1]

These corporations use invisible algorithms to decide in real time who gets to work and when, and for how much. With their extensive surveillance data, they can offer different assignments and pay to make sure no worker earns more than the least they’ll accept.[2]

App-based workers don’t know how these decisions are made, but ridehail drivers know they are earning less, riders are paying more, and corporations are taking a bigger cut of the customer fare (their “take-rate”).[3]

The Empowering App-Based Workers Act seeks to:

• Require detailed weekly pay statements and itemized receipts;
• Empower workers to find out how companies make decisions about their pay, work assignments, and discipline;
• Allow workers to choose trusted organizations and allies to receive and help them understand data and information about algorithms used to determine work assignments, pay, and discipline;
• Guarantee ridehail drivers 75 percent of each passenger fare;
• Require equal pay for equal work;
• Provide strong enforcement, allowing workers to receive money damages.

Pay information companies must disclose to workers, consumers, and regulators:

• Worker pay, with any tips listed separately;
• Amount paid by the consumer;
• Take-rate: i.e., percentage of passenger fare not paid to driver (for ridehail); and
• Total time spent working.

Support the EMPOWERING APP-BASED WORKERS ACT!