Tag
5 articles
California's Public Employment Relations Board confirmed last week that the California Gig Workers Union secured support from 30% of the state's active rideshare drivers, clearing the organization for certification after a 30-day waiting period, according to the Los Angeles Times.
New Jersey's Department of Labor and Workforce Development finalized regulations this week that adopt California's strict ABC worker classification test, a move that will likely reclassify ride-hail and delivery platform workers as employees rather than independent contractors, according to a Reason
Uber and organized labor testified in mid-July before the Washington, D.C. Council in opposition to rapid autonomous vehicle deployment, forming an unlikely alliance in a city where 35,000 gig drivers make up 9% of the workforce, according to CNBC.
The California Gig Workers Union, backed by the Service Employees International Union, has reached a significant organizing milestone in its campaign to unionize Uber and Lyft drivers across the state, though the effort may face competition from a rival union seeking to represent the same workforce,
On April 28, 2026, over 1,000 Uber drivers in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, voted 99% in favor of the first collective bargaining agreement ever ratified by app-based rideshare workers anywhere in the world.
