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California sides with Uber and Lyft classifying drivers as gig workers
Court upholds Prop 22, allowing rideshare apps to keep treating drivers as independent contractors, not employees
Uber and Lyft agree to minimum pay and benefits for Massachusetts drivers
Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech
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Minneapolis drivers protested wages – and won. Lyft and Uber are choosing to leave the city rather than pay up
Groups of drivers backed a bill setting minimum pay, but the two tech companies say it’d make riders’ fees unsustainable
Lyft CEO says ‘My bad’ after earnings typo sends stock up 60%
The company had predicted it would grow by 5% in 2024, but later said that the real increase would be a factor of 10 lower
Uber and Lyft to pay out $328m to New York ride-share drivers
Drivers celebrate ‘historic victory’ as companies agree to settlement after being accused of withholding wages and benefits
New Lyft CEO David Risher announces plans to lay off hundreds of workers
Employees were informed via email that a ‘significant’ number would lose their jobs to cut costs and bring fares in line with Uber
‘It was traumatic’: Uber, Lyft drivers decry low pay and unfair deactivations
Drivers call for regulation of rideshare companies they say collect up to 50% of fares and arbitrarily close workers’ accounts
Uber and Lyft in New York required to be zero-emission by 2030, officials say
Mayor Eric Adams announced the initiative was part of the ‘Working People’s Agenda’ at his second state of the city address
Colorado gig drivers make an average of just $5.49 an hour, study finds
Although the report focuses on drivers in Denver, gig worker drivers across the US face similar issues, experts say
Blow to Uber as top Massachusetts court blocks ballot question
Justices reject planned ballot measure, citing proposal limiting companies’ liability for accidents
At least 50 US gig workers murdered or killed since 2017 – study
Activists say companies like Lyft and Uber ‘try to protect their bottom line by offloading risk’ on to workers
‘Insidious and seductive’: Uber funds new lobbying group to deny rights for gig workers
‘It’s not worth it’: rising gas prices force drivers to work for less than minimum wage
‘It’s a fraught moment’: Omicron puts brakes on US return-to-office plans
Employers are pausing efforts to call remote workers back in amid a renewed push for strikes and unionization
Lyft admits it recorded 4,000 sexual assault claims in long-awaited report
Company reveals figures, promised in 2019, as ride-hailing companies face growing safety scrutiny
‘I don’t like being treated like crap’: gig workers aim to retool a system they say is rigged
Blow for Uber as judge finds California’s gig-worker law unconstitutional
Uber and Lyft drivers join day-long strike over working conditions
Workers for app companies call for better wages and protections for those seeking to unionize
Uber and Lyft fares surge as pandemic recedes – but drivers don’t get ‘piece of pie’
Recent changes have driven down pay for drivers, including a reduction in minimum pay for long distance trips
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