Uber Caters to French to Dodge Driver Strikes Blocking Paris
- Offers support scheme, some money to most strained drivers
- Aims to sway unions after protests, talks under state’s watch
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Uber Technologies Inc. is curbing its one-size-fits-all strategy by drafting a driver support scheme catered to France, specifically designed to sway local unions threatening to protest in Paris.
After weeks of negotiating under the state’s watch, the car-hailing app has proposed to bring its employees together with French drivers’ union and government representatives in a committee that will award financial help to chauffeurs. Uber would also hand-hold those drivers into managing their business better, as part of a package it’s drafting that has yet to win approval from unions.