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Thousands of drivers for companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash plan to go on strike for two hours on Valentine's Day.

The Details: The strike will occur in 10 cities between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The cities include Austin, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, and Tampa. The striking workers say they will offer no rides from airports in the affected cities. In the United Kingdom, Delivery Job UK said thousands of its workers would also strike on Valentine’s Day. 

Key Quotes: A statement by Justice for App Workers, a group representing thousands of American gig workers, said: “We’re sick of working 80 hours/week just to make ends meet, being constantly scared for our safety, and worrying about being deactivated with the click of a button.” However, a spokesperson for Uber told Insider (Lean Left bias), that these events “rarely had any impact on trips, prices, or driver availability,” noting that drivers made “about $33 per utilized hour” in the previous quarter.

How the Media Covered It: Coverage was fairly similar across the spectrum, generally including quotes from the workers as well as several quotes from the companies, most of which downplayed the strike and the workers’ concerns. This created a dynamic where headlines made the story appear broadly impactful — “Thousands of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers to strike” —  but the content of articles framed the strikes as less significant.

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Good luck if you're hoping to get an Uber or Lyft on your way home from the airport on Valentine's Day.

That's because drivers in 10 cities say they won't be working between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday. It's part of a nationwide effort among rideshare drivers trying to bring attention to problems they say they face on the apps, from low pay to having their accounts suddenly deactivated.

Gig drivers from across the country are expected to walk off the job Wednesday to demand better pay.

According to Justice for App Workers, which represents thousands of gig workers in the U.S., DoorDash, Uber and Lyft drivers from across the country will participate in an organized strike on Valentine’s Day.

“We’re sick of working 80 hours/week just to make ends meet, being constantly scared for our safety and worrying about being deactivated with the click of a button,” the group said last week.

Thousands of drivers for ride-sharing platforms Uber, Lyft and food delivery app DoorDash are expected to go on strike across the United States on Valentine's Day for fair pay, drivers' groups said on Monday.

The demonstrations are set to take place about a week after Lyft said it would guarantee weekly earnings for drivers, a first in the U.S. ride-hailing industry as it looks to lure more drivers to its platform.

"We are constantly working to improve the driver experience," Lyft, which is set to report quarterly results on Tuesday, told Reuters on Monday.