Rideshare Drivers United (California)

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Rideshare Drivers United is an organization of platform drivers that advocates for the interests of rideshare drivers in California. [1]

The group has its origins in the 2017 strikes by rideshare drivers at Los Angeles' LAX airport. [2] [3] It was also active in the 2019 Lyft and Uber drivers' strikes, [1] [4] [5] and worked to oppose the 2020 California Proposition 22, [6] [7] [8] which passed with more than 58% of the vote. [9] [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Stallworth, Leo (January 30, 2019). "Rideshare drivers hoping to unionize, force companies to improve pay". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. ↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (23 March 2019). "'I'm really struggling': Facing pay cuts, some ride-hailing drivers prepare to strike". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dolber, Brian (3 November 2020). "Most Expensive Ballot Initiative in California History Pits Uber and Lyft Against Drivers Who Built a Union from Scratch". Labor Notes. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Karlis, Nicole (2019-04-25). "Uber drivers plan to strike next week in anticipation of IPO". Salon. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ↑ Kesslen, Ben; Chen, Ted (March 25, 2019). "Uber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles strike over pay, working conditions". NBC News. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2024. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ↑ "No on Uber's Prop 22: Stop Exempting Uber & Lyft from Basic Labor Laws!". Rideshare Drivers United. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Karen (15 October 2020). "Rideshare companies dump $180 million in Proposition 22". New Times San Luis Obispo. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. ↑ Paul, Kari (2020-10-15). "Prop 22 explained: how California voters could upend the gig economy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. ↑ Kerr, Dara (5 November 2020). "Proposition 22, backed by Uber and Lyft, passes. Drivers say they'll keep fighting". CNET. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Siddiqui, Faiz; Tiku, Nitasha (2020-11-17). "Uber and Lyft used sneaky tactics to avoid making drivers employees in California, voters say. Now, they're going national" . Washington Post. Archived from the original on Mar 8, 2024.


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