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    Episode 5

    EMPLOYMENT | drivers

    Commute: Lyft
    Studio: Amalgamated Transit Union

    With a rapidly changing rider/driver economy, what's the future for professional (and amateur) drivers?

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    Leili interviewing Mark Lawson

    Then, we head to the studio to talk with Mark Lawson, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, about changes that transit drivers are facing. 

    Getting a Lyft to Uptown from Barb Abney​

    Mentioned in this Episode

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    Buzzfeed: How Much Uber Drivers Actually Make Per Hour 

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    Wired: How Drivers Are Finally Outfoxing Uber

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    Citylab: Bridj is Dead, But Microtransit Isn't

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    (pre-end of session) Star Tribune: Proposed House Budget Would Deeply Affect Transit

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    (post session) Where We Landed With a Transportation Plan

     

     

    Suggested Reading

     

    The Verge: Lyft and Uber's Diversity

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    WaPo: Can Anyone Unseat Uber and Lyft as Ride-Share Leaders?

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    Mashable: Uber + Public Transit = Love?

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    Star Tribune: Uber Tries Out Tipping

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    First, we take a Lyft through the Uptown area of Minneapolis with none other than Barb Abney to talk about her experience as a driver for both Uber and Lyft and view of the gig economy.

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