Lyft and Uber are two mobile phone transportation dispatch companies based in SF.  Their services are sometimes called ridesharing, but their usage is a far cry from actual ridesharing and more like a conventional taxi service. Using this entry to document all kinds of info relating to their relationship with their drivers.

Compensation

Compensation for drivers keeps changing and varies based on how much the drivers work, so it's hard to give an exact amount.

Competition for drivers

Learn more about how Lyft and Uber compete for drivers.

Labor Relations

In 2014, some taxi drivers have responded to this competition by forming the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance, a union and member of the AFL-CIO.

Here are a bunch of news articles on lots of topics related to Lyft, Uber, and their drivers...please help improve this section.

• 2013-03-15: "Uber Drivers Protest Outside the Company’s San Francisco Headquarters" AllThingsD

• 2013-08-20: "Lawsuit alleges Uber unfairly withholds tips from drivers" SF Bay Guardian

• 2014-02-20: "What UberX Drivers Are Saying About Their Training and Safety Issues" KQED

• 2014-04-26: "Drivers accuse car app Uber of dictating terms, skimming tips" Al Jazeera

• 2014-04-30: "Lyft and Uber Price Wars Leave Some Drivers Feeling Crunched" Recode.net

• 2014-05-08: "Drivers protest fare breaks, fee hikes at Uber HQ" SF Bay Guardian

• 2014-05-28: "In price wars, some Uber and Lyft drivers feel the crunch" Fortune

• 2014-06-17: "Uber Drivers Protest Their Dick Boss" Valleywag (their "dick boss" is Travis Kalanick)

• 2014-06-17: "Uber Uprising? Drivers Rally Outside SF Headquarters, Make Demands" CBS