this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2025
19 points (95.2% liked)

United States | News & Politics

8486 readers
699 users here now

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
pangyuehung@lemmy.ml
yogthos@lemmy.ml
19
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)
submitted 3 weeks ago by goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org to c/usa@lemmy.ml
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36549166

top 5 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not well versed in this area, is this good or bad?

Speaking from my own experience, having union protections but the leniency of 1099 contracting seems great - but I don't want to make assumptions.

[–] 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