Uber and Lyft Drivers br Plan Massive Strike Strikes are anticipated on br Wednesday in several cities, br ahead of Uber's initial public br offering (IPO). The strikes are planned for br different times during the day, br with some cities planning br an all-day strike. Drivers are demanding br better working conditions br and increased pay. Drivers in New York are demanding br that the companies guarantee br 80-85 of ride proceeds br go to them. Sonam Lama, br driver, via BI According to a NY Taxi Workers Alliance press release, br Uber and Lyft wrote that they "think they pay br drivers too much already." Bhairavi Desai, br NYTWA, via BI Drivers claim that br pay cuts and increased br competition have br lessened opportunity.