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Bill to Allow Rideshare Drivers to Unionize Introduced In Assembly

April 10, 2025   1:49 pmApril 10, 2025   1:49 pm
A new bill that would allow ride-sharing app drivers to collectively bargain as independent contractors and allow unions to negotiate with rideshare companies, effectively going around the voter-passed Prop 22, was announced earlier this week. Assembly Bill 1340, authored by...
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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,...
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9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Against Uber, Postmates

June 10, 2024   12:45 pm
A revived legal challenge against California’s AB 5 employee classification law by Uber and Postmates was rejected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in Monday, becoming the latest loss by companies in trying to reign...
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SFC Columnist Asks ‘Why Not Ignore Private Sector Concerns and let Government Take Over Gig Economy?’

January 31, 2024   2:55 amJanuary 31, 2024   2:56 am
Soleil Ho (they/them) of the San Francisco Chronicle asks, Why not make the Gig economy a public utility? “Labor activists say gig work is unjust; disability advocates say services such as DoorDash, Instacart, Uber and Lyft are essential to independence,”...
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Companies Hijacked by Justice-Oriented Employees – Which Is Next?

October 25, 2023   6:30 amOctober 25, 2023   6:30 am
As a company founder, you’ve worked years, perhaps decades, to build a successful brand slowly, carefully assembling the best team, tweaking it for positive direction, for ingenuity, growth and sustainability, prestige- rewarding the founders, investors and employees. Then, activists infiltrate...
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Laphonza Butler to Replace Feinstein

October 2, 2023   6:30 amOctober 2, 2023   6:30 am
Well, at least we got the initials right. Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newson tapped Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat. Butler, 45, is currently a resident of Maryland but plans to register to vote in California – where she...
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Uber Raises Minimum Age For Rideshare Drivers Because Of Higher Insurance Costs, Litigation Concerns

August 24, 2023   4:43 pmAugust 24, 2023   4:43 pm
Rideshare company Uber announced on Thursday that because of California’s high insurance rates and litigation environment, that they will no longer be hiring drivers in the state who are under 25. In recent months, Uber has been dealt several legal...
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