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The Technology 202: Uber, Lyft drivers vow to continue fight for unions despite company pushback

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The Technology 202: The Technology 202: Uber, Lyft drivers vow to continue fight for unions despite company pushback

Photo: Rideshare drivers wave flags and hold signs during a protest outside of Uber headquarters. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Uber and Lyft drivers seeking to form unions hailed a new California law requiring gig economy workers to be classified as employees as a crucial victory. But their plans are in limbo as the companies vow to fight the law.

The drivers are gearing up for a fresh battle with the ride-hailing companies which are seeking to convince California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to exempt them from having to comply with Assembly Bill 5. […]

Some critics of unions for ride-hailing drivers have dismissed the idea that such a dispersed workforce can organize. But Rideshare Drivers United has been able to use social media and its own app to organize drivers who aren’t normally in the same physical space and have no traditional way to meet.

And some Uber drivers have already filed a class-action lawsuit [against] the company for misclassifying them as independent contractors after the law passed and are asking the court to require the company to immediately classify them as employees. […]

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