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Earlier in the year, Uber had been forced to increase fares by 20% after a series of protests and strikes by drivers, but the increases failed to make up for a 30% reduction the firm made to try to undercut regular taxis. Uber also increased its commission rate from 20% to 25%, and drivers demanded it be reduced to 10%.
Uber drivers had begun their strike the previous month, before it was broadened to include all active rideshare services.
Subsequent strikes also took place in 2018 and 2019, sometimes winning concessions from the bosses.
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On This Day in Working Class History — 11 September 2017: Kenya taxi strike. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On this day in working class history, the 11th of September. On the 11th of September 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya, drivers for ride-chair services, taxifier, little and Mondo ride, joined Uber drivers on an indefinite strike, demanding a cut in company commission rates. Earlier in the year, Uber had been forced to increase fares by 20% after a series of protests and strikes by drivers. But those increases failed to make up for a 30% reduction, the firm had made to try to undercut regular taxis. Uber also increased its commission rate from 20 to 25% and drivers demanded it be reduced to 10%. Uber drivers had begun their strike the previous month before it was broadened to include all active ride-chair services. Subsequent strikes also took place in 2018 and 2019,
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