NYTWA secured a 5.3% pay-raise for all NYC Uber-Lyft-Via drivers! Drivers on average will earn $3800 more this year.
BREAKING NEWS: NYTWA wrote a legal demand letter to the TLC to raise App Driver Pay Rates in light of inflation as the TLC rules require and Mayor Adams took action. We've secured a 5.3% pay-raise for all NYC Uber-Lyft-Via drivers! Drivers on average will earn $3800 more this year.
“This raise helps keep the city's promise to keep App drivers out of poverty wages and on the path to a dignified and secure living. NYTWA proudly worked with Deputy Mayor Joshi to establish this first-in-the-country standard in 2018 and today we are proud to stand with Mayor Adams and the Deputy Mayor to announce the implementation of the increase in time and distance pay rates on all NYC trips based on a rise in the Consumer Price Index, an adjustment we expect annually moving forward as required under the rules. The raise is triggered by NYTWA's demand letter to the TLC on drivers' right to the raise under TLC regulation and we are thankful for Mayor Adams' swift action. Uber, Lyft and Via drivers are one of the largest private sector workforces in the state. They are the anchor in many neighborhoods and are majority immigrants of color working to transition out of poverty. We all know the price of basic needs like bread and milk have gone up and for drivers, so have operating costs like fuel and repairs. This 5.3% raise will help thousands of families find security and give many the chance to live under better conditions. Today is a good day, thank you Mayor Adams.” NYTWA Executive Director Bhairavi Desai.
