Uber and Lyft drivers who appeal deactivations by the rideshare giants rarely get reinstated, according to a report issued by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Only 2% of Lyft drivers and 5% of Uber drivers get reinstated after appealing a decision by the firm to kick them off of the app, according to a survey of 341 deactivated drivers conducted by the NYTWA.

“They’re being fired, without notice and without due process,” said Elizabeth Koo, AALDEF’s director of economic justice initiatives, who authored the report. “Losing your job shouldn’t happen without process.”

Uber and Lyft do not consider their drivers employees in the traditional sense, but rather contractors, using the firms’ apps to find passengers. When either firm

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