Nearly 100,000 Illinois Uber, Lyft drivers may soon be able to unionize

Nearly 100,000 Illinois Uber, Lyft drivers may soon be able to unionize

(The Center Square) – A proposal that would allow many Uber and Lyft drivers to form a sector-wide union and engage in collective bargaining passed the Illinois’ legislature last weekend.

Illinois lawmakers pass bill allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize

Rideshare drivers for Uber, Lyft and other companies will be able to unionize in Illinois after the state House and Senate passed a bill that would make it possible. All it needs now is Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature.

Rideshare drivers could unionize in Illinois under bill passed by General Assembly - The Times Weekly

Drivers say they want better wages, an ability to set rules and to address punishments Over the past five months, a sea of rideshare drivers in yellow T-shirts flooded the Illinois state Capitol almost weekly, lobbying for the right to form a union. They may be able to do so soon, after Illinois lawmakers passed a bill giving them that ability in the final hours of the spring session. House Bill 5090 would regulate how rideshare drivers can form…

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