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Uber's $9 billion IPO rests on drivers' 80-plus hour workweeks and a lot of waiting

  • Written by Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Uber's $9 billion IPO rests on drivers' 80-plus hour workweeks and a lot of waiting

Uber’s upcoming initial public offering may be one of the biggest in history, with the ride-hailing company expected to raise up to US$9 billion.

That’s good news for its early investors and executives, who could reap $1.3 billion from the IPO.

For the potentially hundreds of thousands of drivers who do it as their largest or main...

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