2020-11-05
It's not shocking but prop 22 likely passing is still a brutal punch to the gut. I can't overestimate what a horrific precedent it is that we let Uber and Lyft buy their own labor laws with $200 million worth of blatantly misleading advertising
The Verge
Uber and Lyft in-app messages urging riders and drivers to vote for Prop 22 could set a precedent for how companies use tech to lobby for political outcomes
The apps told California voters to vote yes on Proposition 22. And the voters listened. — Uber and Lyft spent over $200 million …
It's not shocking but prop 22 likely passing is still a brutal punch to the gut. I can't overestimate what a horrific precedent it is that we let Uber and Lyft buy their own labor laws with $200 million worth of blatantly misleading advertising
Bloomberg
California sides with Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and others on Prop 22, exempting the companies from having to reclassify workers as employees
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