Who should qualify for minimum wage protections, sick leave or any of the other benefits typically given employees? California’s state Legislature is reopening that high-stakes, decades-long debate.
Over 100 Uber and Lyft drivers formed a caravan on August 25, embarking on a three day trip to Sacramento in support of AB5, a bill that would redefine independent contractor status in California.
Hundreds of Lyft and Uber drivers from across California rallied in Sacramento on Wednesday in support of AB 5, a controversial bill that would require rideshare companies and other gig-based businesses to hire their independent contractors as employees.
Dozens of drivers for Uber and Lyft attempted to shut down streets in San Francisco on Tuesday, demanding the right to form a union and calling on state governments to pass a new bill supporting gig worker rights.
Dozens of Lyft and Uber drivers congregated in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday amid a three-day pilgrimage throughout California as they seek to become employees with basic protections.
Democratic Presidential candidate and current mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigieg joined rideshare drivers protesting outside Uber’s San Francisco headquarters on Tuesday.
Some Uber and Lyft drivers are on what they call a 500-mile “pilgrimage” to Sacramento in support of State Assembly Bill 5.
A 500 mile Uber and Lyft pilgrimage is underway. The goal: to get Assembly Bill 5 passed and union rights for rideshare drivers.
Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers en route to Sacramento from Los Angeles made a symbolic stop in Delano to meet with United Farm Workers members at the historic Our Lady of Guadalupe church.
Hace poco más de cinco años Luis H. Rodríguez decidió dejar su empleo de taxista para incorporarse al lucrativo negocio de conducir su automóvil propio en viajes compartidos para la compañía Uber.