Ride-Hailing Drivers in New York to Strike Ahead of Uber IPO

Ride-Hailing Drivers in New York to Strike Ahead of Uber IPO
The Uber application is seen on a mobile phone in London, Britain, on Sept. 14, 2018. Hannah McKay/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Uber Technologies Inc.’s drivers in New York will go on strike next this week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union has said.

The protests underscore the challenge for Uber of finding a way to lower driver costs in order to become profitable and paying drivers enough to retain their services.