Peter Riley4d ago

It's like nobody wants to be a disposable cog in the #Lyft #Uber profit from gig economy machine anymore ?

70,000 Massachusetts #rideshare drivers become largest private workforce to win union recognition since #Ford autoworkers in 1941… progress in Massachusetts inspires similar fights for #unionrights in California, Minnesota, Illinois.

https://www.goiam.org/news/massachusetts-rideshare-drivers-make-history-as-app-drivers-union-becomes-first-certified-union-of-rideshare-drivers

Cali
https://www.kqed.org/news/12083358/california-uber-lyft-drivers-take-step-toward-bargaining-table

https://apnews.com/article/union-ridehail-uber-lyft-311664558946981432c091f0106003ca

#AppDrivers #labourmovement #minimumwage #organize #solidarity #unions

Massachusetts Rideshare Drivers Make History as App Drivers Union Becomes First Certified Union of Rideshare Drivers in U.S. - IAM Union

Nearly 70,000 Massachusetts rideshare drivers become largest private workforce to win union recognition since Ford autoworkers in 1941 Historic progress for in Massachusetts inspires similar fights for union rights in California, Minnesota, Illinois  BOSTON — In a watershed moment for the nation’s labor movement, rideshare drivers in Massachusetts with the App Drivers Union (ADU) have

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App Drivers Union is an affiliate of 32BJ #SEIU and the #IAM #Unions (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers).

https://www.appdriversunion.org/

#AppDrivers #Organize #Solidarity

App Drivers Union | Sign the Card!

Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts are uniting to form our union, the App Drivers Union. We are seeking better pay, benefits, and working conditions to support our families. By joining together, rideshare drivers across Massachusetts are fighting for a seat at the table to negotiate for higher wages, end unfair deactivations, and have a real voice in making important decisions that affect our jobs.

Fighting for Driver's Rights | App Drivers Union
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https://portside.org/2026-05-26/massachusetts-today-uber-and-lyft-drivers-went-union

#AppDrivers #labourmovement #Massachusetts #organize #solidarity #unions

In Massachusetts Today, Uber and Lyft Drivers Went Union

For years, both Uber and Lyft have insisted that their drivers are not their employees, but rather, independent contractors who therefore don’t qualify for minimum-wage and other such laws, and who cannot unionize under the terms of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Their hard-fought position—roughly speaking, if it quacks like a duck, that still doesn’t make it a duck—immunized them from the normal duties of an employer (providing benefits, adhering to minimum-wage laws, and the like).

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