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If you get around town using rideshare apps, or if you like to have your food delivered by DoorDash, be warned that a Valentine’s Day protest could leave you stranded or maybe hungry.
Thousands of drivers are vowing to turn off their phones in 10 U.S. cities — and Tampa is one of them.
“I don't wanna see anybody with Lyft or Uber driving. I'm not going to drive,” said Andres Pardo, a rideshare driver planning to participate in the protest.
Pardo says he’s been a Lyft driver for close to seven years now. He says he’ll join thousands of other Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers across the country who won’t be driving this Valentine’s Day.
Instead, they will be protesting against what they say are low pay and sometimes unsafe working conditions.
“I know it's going to be hard for everybody,” Pardo said. “But we need to show some you know, reaction to the situation.”
A union representing about 100,000 rideshare drivers says its members won’t be accepting requests at 10 airports around the country, including three in Florida: Miami, Orlando and Tampa International.
MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/money/business/rideshare-protest-tampa-valentines-day/67-18eb4d4c-1432-4c58-8cae-6d1791ad56d5
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