WASHINGTON (TND) — Rideshare and delivery drivers advocating for fair wages and safety measures plan to strike across several U.S. cities on Valentine’s Day.

Justice for App Workers, a national coalition representing thousands of drivers, announced plans to strike on Wednesday.

Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers are TIRED of being mistreated by the app companies. We’re sick of working 80 hours/week just to make ends meet, being constantly scared for our safety, and worrying about being deactivated with the click of a button," the coalition wrote.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, the coalition is calling on drivers to demand changes from companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash by not giving any rides from airports in 10 major cities. Cities include Austin, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Tampa.

The strikes are set to happen following new driver features announced by Lyft including a live ADT security agent option, a driver deactivation appeals button and a new earnings commitment.

We are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why just this month we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency. This includes a new earnings commitment and an improved deactivation appeals process. Now, drivers will always make at least 70% of the weekly rider fares after external fees. It's all part of our new customer-obsessed focus on drivers," Lyft said in a statement to The National Desk.

In a response from Uber, the company said it wished to emphasize that the strike would include "a minority of drivers."

While this is an opportunity for some union-backed groups to get some media attention, we do not expect it will impact overall trip levels, prices, or driver availability. During last year’s Valentine’s Day 'strike,' we saw an increase in trips in the US.

Uber says driver earnings remain strong and that as of the final quarter in 2023, "U.S. drivers were making about $33 per utilized hour."

"We are deeply committed to the safety of drivers on the Uber app and have developed a number of safety features in the app for drivers over the past several years - like freezing rider accounts with fake names; requiring ID for certain riders; and announcing our plans to further expand the verification of rider identities," Uber said.

The National Desk reached out to DoorDash for a statement, but it has yet to respond to our request.