London UK. 8th May 2019. United Private Hire Drivers Founder & General Secretary James Farrar at protest by Uber drivers  joining the international boycott of the Uber app for 9 hours outside Uber's London offices. Tomorrow's Uber flotation on the stock market is expected to net its founder $9 billion and executives share in the profits. Uber's drivers, who earn on average £5 per hour, gain nothing and say Uber's business model depends on upon worker exploitation, tax avoidance and regulatory arbitrage. The UPHD drivers, part of the IWGB union, blocked one lane for the protest. Peter Marshall/ Stock Photo