Lyft
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- Published on Thursday, 02 April 2020 06:08
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Right now many gig workers are having to choose between their paycheck and their health because companies like Lyft are refusing to pay drivers proper sick leave.
Tell Lyft to provide proper sick pay to its drivers now!
A,
Lyft's reputation is on the line. Its drivers are delivering groceries and taking people to doctor's appointments, exposing themselves to a far greater risk of infection -- yet Lyft bosses refuse to offer them proper sick pay.
Company execs will ONLY pay their drivers sick leave if they test positive for coronavirus or their doctor orders them to quarantine. But you and I know there are almost no tests to be had, and it’s difficult to see a medical professional right now.
So drivers are being forced to choose between their paycheck and their health when taking a single day off means not being able to pay rent or feed their families.
That’s a choice no one should have to... make.
A, can you send an email demanding Lyft stop putting drivers and our health at risk and offer proper paid sick leave?
This pandemic could claim millions of lives. Lyft is making this crisis worse - when sick drivers drive, we all pay the price.
Today SumOfUs members like you, have taken out a full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle, home city of Lyft’s headquarters, calling on the company to do the right thing and offer its drivers proper paid sick leave.
Let’s make sure they really get the message and flood their executives' inboxes with messages too. An email from you and thousands of others to Lyft will go a long way in turning up the heat and sending a clear message that it’s time the company put the health of its workers over profit.
Now more than ever, we need to come together to make sure that everyone on the frontlines gets adequate paid sick leave. And when we’re successful, we’ll go after every ride share and delivery company to make sure that happens.
So will you join me in making sure workers on the frontlines get proper paid sick leave?
Yes, I'll send an email to Lyft now!
Thanks for all that you do,
Toni, Vicky and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
Lyft coronavirus policy, 2 April 2020
Not employees: Gig workers like Uber drivers aren't eligible for sick leave, NPR, 13 March 2020
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