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Newsom Signs Bill to Unionize California’s 800,000 Rideshare Gig Workers: This Was the Plan All Along

October 4, 2025 8:50 amOctober 6, 2025 11:33 am

Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed Assembly Bill 1340 by Democrat Assembly members Buffy Wicks and Marc Berman into law, “marking a historic milestone for California’s gig economy and the hundreds of thousands of drivers who power it,” Wicks and Berman...

California’s Rideshare Gig Workers: Unionization Was the Plan All Along

August 29, 2025 12:09 pmAugust 29, 2025 12:12 pm

California Governor Newsom, the Senate and Assembly “deliver landmark solutions in partnership with SEIU, Uber and Lyft that will provide a pathway to unionization for more than 800,000 workers and bring down the cost of rideshare services,” Democrats announced Friday....

California Supreme Court Ends Legal Snafu Over Gig Drivers – Upholds Prop. 22

July 26, 2024 10:53 amJuly 26, 2024 10:55 am

In November 2020, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 22, to exempt all rideshare drivers from being classified as employees. But labor unions and some drivers sued to halt the proposition. Thursday, California’s Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, allowing drivers at Uber,...

Ringside: California is Hardly Harvesting the Deluge

February 8, 2024 2:55 amFebruary 8, 2024 11:15 am

A historic barrage of atmospheric rivers hit California. Across the Sierra Nevada and down through the foothills into the valley, rivers turned into raging torrents, overflowing their banks and flooding entire communities. California’s Central Valley turned into an inland sea,...

Why Julie Su Matters: Labor Department Moves to Gut Freelancers

January 9, 2024 4:11 pmJanuary 11, 2024 8:24 am

If you have ever wondered why we cover Julie Su’s doomed quest to actually become U.S. Secretary of Labor, here’s why: The Labor Department today released new rules governing freelance, consulting, and gig work that will gut the livelihoods of...

SacBee Targets Rep. Kevin Kiley again – This Time Over Nationalizing Gig Workers

February 22, 2023 5:35 pmFebruary 22, 2023 5:35 pm

First the Sacramento Bee lectured Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley CA-03) telling him how he is supposed to do his new job in Congress, the Globe reported in late January. Now the Sacramento Bee is going after Rep. Kiley for his...

U.S. District Court Judge Rules Uber Can Argue Prop 22 Classification Suit

June 19, 2021 2:31 amJune 24, 2021 6:19 am

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled on Thursday that Uber can challenge a lawsuit that alleged that around 4,900 Uber drivers had been misclassified as independent contractors under the controversial AB 5 law. AB 5, a law that reclassifies...