Uber and Lyft told BI that drivers earn more than $30 an hour while engaged on the apps. The Uber or Lyft driver who took you from the office to a nearby restaurant downtown might not be able to even buy a cup of coffee with the money made from your trip.

Hundreds of Uber drivers have staged another protest in Birmingham against pay and conditions. People who gathered outside the company's premises in Aston said their pay had fallen and the firm was refusing to talk to them. Last month, parts of the city centre were brought to a standstill during a demonstration.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill into law on Tuesday morning that boosts the pay of rideshare drivers while keeping Uber and Lyft operating in the state.

The union revealed that they had given Uber a two-week window to negotiate, but the company allegedly did not respond, leading the drivers to intensify their efforts. What Was Ube