Waheed Etimad was working full time as an Uber driver to support his spouse and seven children. He migrated here with his family four years ago and he was studying to become a computer engineer. He was killed while working on Sunday night. Uber will pay no workers comp death benefits for his family. There will be no life insurance pay out. In life, Waheed was a unit of profit for Uber. In death, he is nothing to them.



On Monday night drivers held a vigil in Waheed's memory, and then drove in procession to Uber HQ. They asked for #JusticeForWaheed, and whether Uber would do anything to support his family after profiting from his labor. Uber is liable for nothing. This is the lie the entire gig economy rests on: that as contractors are not beholden to their employers, so employers are not beholden to them.



You can help support Waheed's family at this GoFundMe link.