Buttigieg's campaign spent $8,092 on Uber rides and $1,060 on Lyft rides during the first half of the year, election filings show.
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate voiced support for things like collective bargaining rights, a minimum wage, and overtime protection for drivers.
Meanwhile, Buttigieg's campaign spent nearly $10,000 on Uber and Lyft rides in the first half of 2019, a total that may have increased since the most recent disclosure deadline.Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg didn't mince words when speaking at a rally of Uber and Lyft drivers in San Francisco on Thursday.
"I'm here because where I come from, gig is another word for job, which means if you are working a gig you are a worker and you oughta be protected as a worker," he told drivers demonstrating near the company's headquarters at an event organized by the group Gig Workers Rising. "That means you deserve a minimum wage. That means you deserve protections from workplace and sexual harassment. That means you deserve overtime protections. And yes, that means you deserve a union."Pete for America staffers racked up $9,152 worth of Uber and Lyft fares in the first six months of 2019, according to Federal Election Commission Data analyzed by Business Insider. Some 88% of that money went to Uber rides, filings show.
That spending puts Buttigieg in fourth-place in terms of overall spending on the apps; totals have likely increased since the June 31 report as the campaign season continues to heat up. HeA spokesperson for the Buttigieg campaign declined to answer questions about staffers' use of Uber and Lyft.one of the group's main clarion calls and the impetus for Tuesday's rally.
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