Aren’t they independent contractors?
The MOB doesn’t like the competition and the politicians hate to miss the bribes.
SEIU licking their chops....
Do the drivers have guns to their heads and are they chained to the steering wheel?
Uber and Lyft would single-handedly make taxi medallions worthless after a time and the cities can’t let that happen.
the racket must be protected at all costs.
After 45 years, I left Seattle a little over four years ago for my paradise in central Kentucky.
Every six months or so, Seattle makes the news with a story like this, vindicating me, yet again. How’s that “big dig west” going, BTW?
Uber and Lyft drivers have a voice in that they can stop accepting rides at any time. Uber and Lyft must balance customer and driver needs in order to keep both happy.
This is very much like the Unions taking dues out of day care workers and people taking care of their relatives as primary care givers here in Michigan without their permission. That got stopped. I am not so sure they can stop it in that neck of the woods...
If Seattle forces Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, will they also force the union to buy their cars for them?
And in a week, there’s a new rival app for the same service not listed in the law.
“Unfortunately, they are often taken advantage of by the companies that hire them or contract with them.”
Yeah, because you know, they aren’t legal adults capable of making their own choices about whether or not to take the job. /eyeroll.
How about butting out of a deal both sides seem to like?