CNN News: 優(yōu)步上市前夕遭遇司機大罷工

Ten second trivia, which of these is not the name of a transportation network company that provides ridesharing services? Juno, Lyft, Via, Appia. Though Via Appia is the name of an ancient Roman road, the word Appia is not a ride sharing service.

十秒問答，以下哪個不是提供拼車服務(wù)的交通網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司的名字?Juno, Lyft, Via, Appia。雖然Via Appia是一條古羅馬道路的名字，但是Appia這個詞并提供拼車服務(wù)。

At least not yet. Of course Uber and Lyft are the biggest ride sharing companies in America and on Wednesday, one day before Uber offered stock for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange, many of its driver’s around the world went on strike. And they were joined by some drivers for Lyft and other ride sharing companies.

至少現(xiàn)在還沒有。當(dāng)然，優(yōu)步和Lyft是美國最大的拼車公司。周三，就在優(yōu)步首次在紐約證券交易所上市的前一天，優(yōu)步在全球各地的司機舉行了罷工。Lyft和其他拼車公司的一些司機也加入了他們的行列。

Uber’s initial public offering on the stock market could raise about $10 billion for the company. And it’s offering its veteran drivers a payout of between $100 and $10,000 depending on how many trips they’ve completed for the company.

優(yōu)步在股票市場的首次公開募股可能為該公司籌集約100億美元。該公司還向資深司機提供100美元至1萬美元不等的獎金，具體數(shù)額取決于他們?yōu)楣就瓿闪硕嗌俅涡谐獭?/p>

They’ll also have the choice to use that money to buy Uber’s newly offered stock. But drivers who’ve given fewer than 2,500 trips may not be eligible to receive a payout. And those who went on strike yesterday, in general, called for higher wages and better job security.

他們還可以選擇用這筆錢購買優(yōu)步新發(fā)行的股票。但駕駛次數(shù)少于2500次的司機可能沒有資格獲得獎金?？偟膩碚f，昨天罷工的人要求更高的工資和更好的工作保障。

On average Uber drivers are estimated to make around $19 per hour in wages. Some say it works out to considerably less than that once fees, commissions, expenses are factored in. Uber and Lyft say their drivers are independent contractors.

據(jù)估計，優(yōu)步司機的平均工資約為每小時19美元。一些人說，一旦把費用、傭金和費用計算在內(nèi)，結(jié)果會遠(yuǎn)低于這個數(shù)字。優(yōu)步和Lyft表示，它們的司機是獨立的承包商。

What that means in many cases is that they don’t get the same rights as employees. But Uber also says it can’t succeed without its drivers. The length of the strikes, the timing of them, and the specific demands of the drivers varied from city to city.

在很多情況下，這意味著他們沒有和員工一樣的權(quán)利。但優(yōu)步也表示，沒有司機，它無法成功。罷工的時間、時間和司機的具體要求因城市而異。

But this was expected to be the biggest internationally coordinated effort so far against ride hailing companies. The number of drivers who went on strike and the results of the strikes aren’t known yet.

但這預(yù)計將是迄今為止針對網(wǎng)約車公司的最大規(guī)模國際協(xié)調(diào)行動。參加罷工的司機人數(shù)和罷工的結(jié)果還不清楚。