Los Angeles lawmakers on Tuesday took the first step toward a minimum wage for tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers, approving a study of how the law would work and how it would be enforced.
At a labor forum in Los Angeles, real issues faced by workers took center stage over political noise.
A throng of union supporters took to the streets in and around Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for a pre-planned march.
The hard-fought bill that may one day give full employee status to workers engaged in the gig economy spearheaded by companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash has finally been signed into law by the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
A pack of Teamsters fanned out through California’s Capitol building last week, marching into legislators’ offices and pressing them to pass a bill that would force Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees. The measure, Assembly Bill 5, would entitle gig workers to protections like a minimum wage and unemployment benefits.
Who should qualify for minimum wage protections, sick leave or any of the other benefits typically given employees? California’s state Legislature is reopening that high-stakes, decades-long debate.
Over 100 Uber and Lyft drivers formed a caravan on August 25, embarking on a three day trip to Sacramento in support of AB5, a bill that would redefine independent contractor status in California.
Hundreds of Lyft and Uber drivers from across California rallied in Sacramento on Wednesday in support of AB 5, a controversial bill that would require rideshare companies and other gig-based businesses to hire their independent contractors as employees.
Dozens of drivers for Uber and Lyft attempted to shut down streets in San Francisco on Tuesday, demanding the right to form a union and calling on state governments to pass a new bill supporting gig worker rights.
Dozens of Lyft and Uber drivers congregated in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday amid a three-day pilgrimage throughout California as they seek to become employees with basic protections.