Rideshare drivers in at least 10 major US cities and several cities internationally went on strike on May 8, demanding better pay, protections, benefits, support, and transparency from Uber, Lyft, and Juno. The 24-hour strike, which has received the support of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), aims to demonstrate how crucial drivers are to Uber and Lyft. The strike occurred in about a dozen cities, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Dayton, Ohio. News of the strike has prompted drivers in Kenya, Nigeria, Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom to join the boycott,