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Uber and Lyft Drivers Went on Strike at Mitchell Airport (Milwaukee)
Uber and Lyft driver Vanessa Gasper stands in front of her car at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport’s rideshare staging lot on June 27, 2025. Nick Rommel/WPR
Protest of poor pay ended by county sheriff after drivers block exit from parking lot.
By Nick Rommel, Wisconsin Public Radio - Jul 1st, 2025 10:50 am
When Vanessa Gasper started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2016, she’d pocket about 80 percent of a ride’s total price tag, with 20 percent going to the rideshare companies.
Since then, she said the ratio has almost flipped.
“Now, it’s like we’re getting 40 percent, and they’re getting 60, if not more,” she said, adding that a customer’s $60 ride sometimes pays her only $15.
Frustrated with dwindling income, Uber and Lyft drivers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport went on strike against the two companies last Thursday. Though the strike was dispersed by police, the drivers hope to use the momentum to officially organize.
FULL story: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/07/01/uber-and-lyft-drivers-went-on-strike-at-mitchell-airport/