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Uber drivers protest new policy that would disqualify certain vehicles

Uber updates cars that qualify for luxury rides annually. On January 15th, cars 5 years and older will no longer be eligible for the premium rides that are more expensive.

About 20 members of the Rideshare Drivers Union occupied the lobby of Uber's Seattle offices on 2nd avenue to protest this change in policy.

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Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.