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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers strike a deal with Uber and Lyft allowing drivers to unionize while remaining classified as independent contractors (www.gov.ca.gov)
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[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Seems like good they can be unions but still gonna get screwed because they aren't classified employees

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So what's the point then? Sounds like union in name only

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I guess it's a small win and the win they could get. Hopefully it's a starting point and not the end.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

Being contracted seems more important than the union part