US EditionMinnesota lawmakers introduce bill allowing rideshare drivers to unionize
- California lawmakers have introduced a bill allowing ride-hailing drivers to unionize, which aims to increase their bargaining power for better pay and benefits, according to the Service Employees International Union .
- The bill could benefit over 600,000 ride-hail drivers statewide if passed into law, as indicated by the SEIU.
- The legislation comes after ride-hailing companies blocked previous attempts to classify drivers as employees, as stated by Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, president of the California Labor Federation.
- Concerns about higher costs for rides and exclusion of some drivers from union processes were raised by an Uber spokesperson regarding Assembly Bill 1340.
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Bill to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize Introduced In Assembly
A new bill that would allow ride-sharing app drivers to collectively bargain as independent contractors and allow unions to negotiate with rideshare companies, effectively going around the voter-passed Prop 22, was announced earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1340, authored by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), would specifically establish that transportation network company (TNC) drivers have the right to form, join, and participate in the ac…
Cal Matters
Santa Monica Daily PressUber, Lyft drivers could unionize under new proposal
Democrats in the state Legislature want to give Uber and Lyft drivers collective bargaining rights, renewing debate over worker protections
Los Angeles Times
DNyuzCalifornia lawmakers to propose legislation giving ride-hailing drivers right to unionize
The Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, set to be introduced Tuesday, is backed by SEIU California and would seek to allow drivers to collectively bargain.
Lyft pitches itself as public transit ally - Cities Today
Ride share company, Lyft, is calling on transit operators to view its ride-hailing and micromobility services as allies in tackling transport inequality and climate goals, arguing in a new report that its platform “fills in the gaps” left by traditional public systems. The company’s 2024 Economic Impact Report, released at the end of March, paints a picture of a mobility platform that not only gets people to work, school and healthcare–but also …
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