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Uber CEO Promises Workers Scraps While Fighting Their Basic Rights
Facing new laws and legal challenges, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in the New York Times that Uber would create a benefits fund to preserve drivers' status as 'independent contractors'—but only with a law that forces other companies to do the same.
Uber Drivers Sue to Gain Access to its Secret Algorithms
Uber’s power lies In information asymmetry. This EU court case could help end it.
Uber and Lyft Drivers Organize Caravan Outside Uber HQ
They’re calling on the company to stop violating California law and recognize them as employees.
Uber and Lyft Owe California $413 Million in Unemployment Insurance Taxes, Study Says
It’s a “massive burden shift from multi-billion dollar gig companies to taxpayers and workers.”
California Sues Uber and Lyft for Misclassifying Workers
The ride-hailing giants face lawsuits alleging drivers are intentionally misclassified as independent contractors.
Gig Workers Release Tool to Calculate Stolen Wages and Unpaid Expenses
"This is about correcting what they have been stealing from us — and enforcing the law."
San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable
"Denying workers their rights during a public health crisis is immoral, irresponsible, and we cannot and will not stand for it.”
Drivers Claim Uber and Lyft Owe Them Millions in Wage Theft
More than 100 ride-share drivers in California are asking to be reclassified as employees and receive three years' back pay from Uber and Lyft.
E-Scooter Workers Just Formed Their First Union
Employees at the the e-scooter company Spin are paving the way for a transformation of app-based work.
New Jersey Gives Uber a $650 Million Tax Bill and Says Drivers Are Employees
If California’s AB5 cracked the door, New Jersey’s tax bill for Uber could open the flood gates.
1,000 Protesting Uber Drivers Brought NYC Traffic to a Standstill
To skirt around paying drivers a livable minimum wage, Uber and Lyft will block drivers’ access to the app.
Uber Became Big by Ignoring Laws (and It Plans to Keep Doing That)
Uber says it will not comply with AB5, a new California law that would require it to classify drivers as employees.