Are drivers for Amazon, Lyft or Uber today’s version of factory workers?


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  • Thursday, 19 Apr 2018

Johnny Pollard, of Haltom City, drives for Uber full time and says the job has saved him from unemployment and provided him with a good living. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

FORT WORTH: About a year ago, 60-year-old Johnny Pollard found himself in need of a job – fast. 

His longtime employer, a Grapevine freight trucking company, had gone out of business. Pollard worried about interviewing for jobs because of his age, so instead he decided to try freelancing as a driver for Uber. And now, he is one of the shining stars at the ride-hailing company, grossing US$1,200 (RM4,668) to US$1,800 (RM7,002) per week giving customers rides all over the Dallas-Fort Worth region. 

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RM13.90/month
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RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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