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Uber Is Expanding Its War on Labor to Canada With a Prop 22 Clone
In a new proposal announced Wednesday, the company is proposing provincial Canadian governments deny gig workers employee classification in exchange for a paltry benefits fund.
New Study Finds Chicago Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Paid Below Minimum Wage
In 2019 and 2020, ride-hail drivers brought in less money than the state-wide minimum wage after expenses and taxes.
Uber Hikes Prices Anyway After Buying Law That Exploits Workers
Uber said Proposition 22 would prevent price increases, but hiked fares to roll out benefits that come with a boatload of caveats.
DoorDash Stock Price Skyrockets Despite Having Never Made a Profit
DoorDash is worth over $60 billion despite warning investors that it may ever achieve, let alone sustain, profits.
Gig Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Labor PACs In Illinois and New York
In the wake of Prop 22 passing in California, gig companies are gearing up for fights nationwide and fostering ties with Democrats.
Civil Rights Groups Say Uber Actively Hurts Black People
Uber and Lyft’s business model uniquely harms workers of color, according to a legal document filed to the California Court of Appeals by a coalition of advocacy groups.
Inspiring: Local Uber Driver Makes $100k A Year Driving 84 Hours A Week
You can't, you won't, please don't.
Judge Denies Uber and Lyft Delay in Classifying Drivers as Employees
As it stands, Uber and Lyft now have one week until they are forced to stop misclassifying their drivers.
California Sues Uber and Lyft for Misclassifying Workers
The ride-hailing giants face lawsuits alleging drivers are intentionally misclassified as independent contractors.
Elizabeth Warren Calls on Uber, Instacart to Reclassify Workers as Employees
“You have a responsibility to protect their health and the public’s health.”