Hundreds of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers plan to stroll off the job Wednesday in a Valentine’s Day demonstration to protest decrease pay and unsafe working situations.

Rideshare Drivers United, an impartial union, mentioned that Lyft and Uber drivers would flip off their apps on Wednesday to protest “the numerous lower in pay we have all felt this winter.”

“We’re sick of working 80 hours per week simply to make ends meet, being continually scared for our security and worrying about deactivated with the press of a button,” said the Justice For App Staff coalition, which represents greater than 100,000 drivers. 

The group mentioned its members wouldn’t be taking rides to or from airports in 10 cities in holding a Valentine’s Day strike. Drivers plan to carry rallies noon at airports in Austin, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Windfall and Tampa.

DoorDash didn’t reply to a request for remark.

Uber downplayed the potential influence of the deliberate motion, saying a driver protest final 12 months had no impact on enterprise. “Driver earnings stay sturdy, and as of This autumn 2023, drivers within the U.S. have been making about $33 per utilized hour,” Uber mentioned in an announcement.

Lyft drivers utilizing their very own autos earned $30.68 an hour together with ideas and bonuses “of engaged time,” and $23.46 an hour after bills within the second half of 2023, the corporate said in a white paper. 

Lyft just lately promised that its drivers would obtain a minimum of 70% of the cash their shoppers pay to trip with them, a part of the corporate’s efforts to spice up pay transparency amid long-running criticisms about its driver compensation.