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Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rallied in San Francisco on Tuesday in support of a state bill that would make it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. The rally, which convened outside Uber’s headquarters on Market Street, was organized by a group called Gig Workers Rising, which is partly supported by labor giant SEIU.
The bill in question, AB5, is an outgrowth of a May 2018 decision by the California Supreme Court in favor of workers for a document delivery company called Dynamex Operations West that were seeking employment status. The drivers for the delivery service first brought their case over a decade ago, arguing that they were required to wear the company’s uniform and display its logo...
from TV Aerial Installation Services Warrington https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/27/20835658/uber-lyft-driver-rally-ab5-pete-buttigieg-employee-protections
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