I'm a New York City Uber driver. The pandemic shows that my industry needs fundamental change or drivers will never recover.

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• Rideshare drivers for Uber, Lyft, and others have been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The shutdown, along with stay-at-home orders issued across the country, has slowed the for-hire vehicle business to a halt.
• Legislation known as "the Right to Bargain" could finally get drivers the support they need.
• Aziz Bah is an Uber and Lyft driver in New York City and serves as Organizing Director for the Independent Drivers Guild in New York and New Jersey.
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Drivers of New York City's for-hire vehicles have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. And this economic destruction wrought by the virus proves that a fundamental change is needed to fix the relationship between many drivers and the rideshare apps employing them. 

The pandemic has destroyed drivers' livelihoods

When the nation first learned about the virus, the government moved to slow down and then pause gatherings. Me and my fellow Uber and Lyft drivers all agreed: staying home would save lives.

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