California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill allowing 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the state to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits.
How does unionization help for independent contractors? Genuinely asking, because drivers are generally not considered to be employed by the platform they drive for, so I’m unclear as to what sort of bargaining power this actually offers them, beyond better-organized lobbying efforts.
Probably forces Uber and Lyft to a negotiation table where they can bargain for better rates, and allows contractors to organize as if they were employees, including the ability to strike.
it turns out if you are all able to stop work at once (and discourage scabs from crossing your picket line) you have power, whether or not you’re an employee on paper.
How does unionization help for independent contractors? Genuinely asking, because drivers are generally not considered to be employed by the platform they drive for, so I’m unclear as to what sort of bargaining power this actually offers them, beyond better-organized lobbying efforts.
Probably forces Uber and Lyft to a negotiation table where they can bargain for better rates, and allows contractors to organize as if they were employees, including the ability to strike.
it turns out if you are all able to stop work at once (and discourage scabs from crossing your picket line) you have power, whether or not you’re an employee on paper.