US EditionOla, Uber, Rapido Strike Today: No Cabs Available? Commuters Brace for Travel Disruptions Amid ‘All India Breakdown'
- On February 7, 2026, Ola, Uber and Rapido observe a nationwide strike disrupting app-based transport services across India.
- Amid unresolved issues, organisers said the strike highlights long-standing concerns affecting gig and platform workers during the `All India Breakdown`.
- Union chief Shaik Salauddin announced that the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union posted on X that millions of app-based drivers face poverty and earlier wrote to Nitin Gadkari seeking fixation of base fares.
- Unions warn aggregator companies allegedly fix fares unilaterally without government-regulated fare structures, pushing millions of app-based drivers toward poverty and income insecurity.
- Unions demand immediate notification of minimum base fares for autos, cabs, bike taxis and other aggregator-based services, finalised with recognised unions and aligned with the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2025, and urge banning private vehicles from carrying passengers or goods.
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Ola, Uber and other app-based transport drivers’ strike: What are their demands and why are they protesting?
Drivers across India launch a nationwide strike demanding government-regulated minimum fares and better working conditions, citing exploitation by app-based transport companies like Ola and Uber, while commuters face disruptions in major cities
Ola, Uber and other app-based taxi drivers to hold day-long strike – all you need to know
App-based transport workers nationwide protested on February 7, demanding fair incomes and protection against exploitation. Unions cited falling earnings and rising costs, urging governments to implement minimum base fares as mandated by 2025 guidelines. The strike highlighted concerns over ...
Nationwide Strike by App-Based Taxi Drivers Targets Unfair Regulations
Nationwide Strike by App-Based Taxi Drivers Targets Unfair Regulations In a significant move, drivers across India engaged in a unified strike on Saturday to voice their discontent with current regulations affecting app-based taxis and autorickshaws. This nationwide protest was spearheaded by a union targeting a gamut of issues that threaten their livelihoods, including the advent of illegal bike taxi services and financial strains imposed by ma…
Ride-hailing taxi, auto drivers observe day-long strike
Mumbai: A union of app-based taxi and autorickshaw drivers has called a day-long strike on Saturday, February 7, to press various demands, including redressal of grievances about the installation of panic buttons. In a statement, Maharashtra Kamgar Sabha said that drivers of app-based taxis and autorickshaws across the country will observe a nationwide one-day strike on February 7 to protest against “illegal” bike taxi services and “arbitrary” f…
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