Drivers Coop Colorado

Drivers are uniting to build a community-owned rideshare platform in Colorado. By owning the platform, we can earn more, take control of our lives, and keep wealth in our community.

Our Story

We are rideshare drivers in Colorado who formed a platform worker cooperative in collaboration with The Drivers Cooperative in New York. Our cooperative will utilize a worker-owned app, CO-OP Colorado, as an alternative to Uber/Lyft to provide better working conditions and better pay for ride-share drivers. Through the Drivers’ Cooperative, we will earn substantially more income (by paying less of each fare to a corporate middleman) and will enjoy democratic control of our own business by electing a Board of Directors and participating in various programs.

Our cooperative in Colorado was incubated by Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center (RMEOC) that promotes employee-owned businesses in the Rocky Mountain region. RMEOC will continue to provide various support such as fundraising, leadership development, and cooperative education until the cooperative becomes sustainable.

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Why Drive With a Co-op?

Benefits for the Company

Drivers will retain 80% of each fare and 20% of their fares will be used for coop administration. In this way, drivers are able to earn better wages.

Fair Fares

Have you ever been shocked by the high cost of booking a car with Uber or Lyft? Booking a ride with our cooperative is more affordable for riders.

Better Local Economy

Rideshare money stays with the local economy. By supporting a locally-owned driver cooperative, we contribute to building a more robust local economy.

MISSION

Fairness For All Drivers

We aim to generate social mobility and close the wealth gap by increasing pay for Colorado’s ride-share drivers and by creating a more just, equitable and inclusive workplace. Our commitments include:

Fair Pay

Providing our drivers with better pay and better working conditions.

Accessible Transportation

Working with other marginalized communities (i.e., refugees, the elderly, the disabled) to provide transportation service.

Going Green

Increasing the numbers of EV for our coop members.

Social Transformation

A cooperative principle of “concern for others,” working in solidarity with other marginalized communities for a broader social transformation.

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