Uber, Lyft Driver Pay in NYC Could Change Under Guild Proposal

Drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft could get higher pay in New York City if the latest proposal by the Independent Drivers Guild is approved by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission.

The guild’s March 20 proposal requests pay protection for ride-share drivers. The organization wants driver pay returned to the average rate of compensation when Uber entered the market in 2013, guild President Jim Conigliaro said.

This is the second proposal introduced by the guild on issues related to ride-sharing in the Big Apple, and it won’t be the organization’s last, Conigliaro told Bloomberg Law. The guild seeks ...