Uber in Waterloo Region

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On a different tangent...

I can understand why taxi company owners and taxi medallion owners might be against Uber. After all Uber could cost them a lucrative business.

But why aren't taxi drivers abandoning conventional taxi companies and joining Uber in droves? People who drive for Uber report making good money. So you'd think existing taxi drivers would abandon their tyrannical masters and opt for what's supposed to be more lucrative. And yet the media keeps publishing sob stories about taxi drivers who stand to lose their livelihoods in an Uber-dominated world.

What am I missing?

I don't think Uber actually pays that well. It is certainly variable. But there are certainly taxi drivers who jump ship and drive to Uber. I think a lot of taxi drivers here don't own their taxis (and I understand that this varies depending on the city).