Zwick discusses Uber, Lyft drivers strike in Agence France Presse

May 10, 2019

Agence France Presse

Austin Zwick

Policy Studies Undergraduate Program

Labor

United States

Agence France Presse

Austin Zwick

Austin Zwick, assistant teaching professor of public affairs, was quoted in the Agence France Press article "Uber, Lyft Drivers Strike to Press Demands on Rideshare Firms." Zwick says the job actions are an attempt to shift the balance of power between drivers and platforms, which now have the power to arbitrarily determine compensation and benefits. "The joint strike plus boycott strategy appear unlikely to succeed nationally as it does not appear that all drivers and passengers are unified behind the cause," he says. 05/10/19