Erick Ametefe speaks among other Uber and Lyft protesters outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
Uber and Lyft drivers gather to protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)- Brian Winkler speaks to Uber and Lyft drivers during a protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Uber driver Zack Westlie stands with other drivers during a protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Uber and Lyft drivers gather to protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Uber and Lyft drivers gather to protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- A protestor wears a Colorado Independent Drivers United shirt during a rally outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Aurora City Councilman Juan Marcano speaks to Uber and Lyft protesters outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Uber and Lyft drivers gather to protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
- Uber and Lyft driver Michael Machar speaks during a protest outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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Erick Ametefe speaks among other Uber and Lyft protesters outside Denver International Airport on Thursday, May, 4, 2023. Uber and Lyft drivers protested in cities across the United States on Thursday for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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Gig drivers from the Front Range rallied Thursday outside Denver International Airport, holding an afternoon work stoppage to protest their working conditions.
The strike lasted from 3-7 p.m. for participating drivers, who called for better wages, safer working conditions and changes to deactivation policies, among other things from Lyft and Uber.
A bill that would have given gig drivers more information about the rides they accept died in a state Senate committee late Tuesday night — a significant blow to labor groups and legions of workers who say they’re nearing a breaking point.
