Investigation: Uber and Lyft lockouts for 800+ NYC drivers occurred almost every hour of every day, saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars in pay
Even If You're Not One Johan / The Rideshare Guy : Weekly Roundup: Rideshare Drivers Use Teslas as Makeshift Robotaxis Katie Johnston / The Boston Globe : 'To me, this isn't a full and real union': La...
PolicyLink study: California rideshare drivers make a net median of $6.20/hour after costs and could make an additional ~$10.50/hour if classified as employees
Aarian Marshall / Wired : Source: National Equity Atlas . Tweets: @b____j_____ , @greenhousenyt , and @gbdonart Source: National Equity Atlas : Prop 22 Depresses Wages and Deepens Inequities for Cali...
The Washington State Senate passes a bill granting gig drivers some benefits without classifying them as employees; Gov. Inslee has not said if he will sign it
New York Times : Tweets: @greenhousenyt and @terrigerstein Tweets: Steven Greenhouse / @greenhousenyt : Many worker advocates voice alarm that the Washington State Senate, acting in a huge rush, has ...
How a law professor became the target of posts on conservative sites, social media harassment, and PR firms hired by gig economy companies, for supporting AB5
Labor activists are targeted in a social media campaign as gig economy companies spend millions to prevent workers from becoming employees. Tweets: @darakerr , @aaschapiro , @deaneckles , @gigworkersr...
Uber and Lyft's potential franchise model is reminiscent of FedEx's similar move, when FedEx shifted from employing independent contractors to fleet operators
but Not Their Drivers by @SarahFKessler @OZM https://onezero.medium.com/... Damon Beres / @dlberes : NEW deep dive from @SarahFKessler on the franchise model that might save Uber and Lyft—but not thei...
Profile of Rideshare Drivers United, a group of Uber and Lyft drivers in California who played a key role in getting recent gig economy labor legislation passed
New York Times : Tweets: @kateconger and @nytimesbusiness Tweets: Kate Conger / @kateconger : Uber & Lyft use tech to connect riders and drivers, but drivers are often isolated, which keeps them from...
California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft
what's next? Mathew Katz / Digital Trends : Uber says drivers aren't an essential part of its business Danielle Abril / Fortune : Uber, Lyft, and Other Gig Economy Companies Push Back on New Californi...
Uber and Lyft drivers staged strikes in at least 10 US cities to protest against unfair pay ahead of Uber's much-anticipated IPO
it's about stealing the narrative Kari Paul / The Guardian : Crossing the digital picket line? Uber and Lyft offer discounts as drivers strike Shirin Ghaffary / Vox : Driver strikes didn't break Uber ...