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    (WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union stands in solidarity with thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers who are taking action in protests around the globe to demand fair pay and working conditions.

    The Teamsters have worked for years with Uber and Lyft drivers seeking living wages, health care, due process, greater transparency and the right to organize.

    While rates for drivers have been dropping, company executives are expected to reap the rewards of Uber’s big initial public offering. The company could be valued at up to $90 billion.

    This week, drivers logged out of their apps, protested at company headquarters and marched by the thousands in cities from Los Angeles to London.

    “The 1.4 million members of the Teamsters Union stand with our brothers and sisters who are rising up to demand justice and an end to income inequality. These protests remind the world that while there are tech companies valued at billions of dollars, those same companies have drivers who are struggling to get by,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. “We stand in solidarity with drivers at Uber and Lyft who have a right to be paid fairly and have dignified working conditions.”
    https://teamster.org/news/2019/05/te...r-lyft-drivers

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    Re: Teamsters Union Stands in Solidarity With Uber, Lyft Drivers

    https://www.npr.org/2019/05/15/72376...LtoHFZomhIUrU4

    Uber Drivers Are Not Employees, National Relations Board Rules. Drivers Saw It Coming

    Much like customers anticipate the arrival of an Uber, watching as the tiny image of a car winds its way across a map on a phone, Uber drivers say they have also been anticipating (and predicting) the National Labor Relations Board's decision denying them recognition as employees.

    The NLRB released the advisory memo on Tuesday, nearly a month after it was originally issued. It concludes that Uber drivers are independent contractors and not employees — a classification that means they have no right to form a union or bargain collectively.

    The memo, which comes from the NLRB's general counsel's office, serves as a recommendation for rulings in future cases, but will not impact many existing lawsuits.
    Our labor pre*ident and his minions at work for the working stiff.

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      Re: Teamsters Union Stands in Solidarity With Uber, Lyft Drivers

      A California judge ruled Uber and Lyft must classify drivers as employees. What does that mean for DoorDash and Instacart?

      Was having a "discussion" with some nut on fb about this. If companies had their way we would all be independent contractors.

      It’s been seven months since California’s Assembly Bill 5—the law that was intended to force companies to reclassify gig workers as employees—went into effect. But instead of triggering a sea change in the way tech companies treat their workers, the legislation has been largely ignored by the biggest players in the industry.

      That may be about to change.

      The result of a 2018 state Supreme Court ruling, A.B.5 established a test to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or as an employee. Employees enjoy a host of benefits not available to contractors, including health insurance, minimum wage, the right to form a union, and sick pay. Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have long classified their workforce as independent contractors, a policy which saves them a lot of money but deprives workers of the most basic benefits. When the law first went into effect on January 1, the platforms simply refused to comply, claiming that drivers and delivery couriers were not central to their business.
      https://thecounter.org/california-ju...ash-instacart/

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        Re: Teamsters Union Stands in Solidarity With Uber, Lyft Drivers

        Washington has also made big gains for the uber/lyft drivers!

        Drivers Union Celebrates The Arrival Of Mayor's "Fare Share" Pay Plan

        SEATTLE, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Uber and Lyft drivers with the Drivers Union celebrated the arrival of the final step in Mayor Durkan's Fare Share plan – a Fair Pay Standard for drivers.

        Drivers Union urged City Council to quickly take up the measure with improvements to ensure greater transparency for riders and a living wage for drivers.
        For years, Uber and Lyft drivers have been organizing in response to company pay cuts, with demands that include increased per-minute and per-mile pay, fare transparency for riders, minimum pay per trip, and policies that account for the full cost of driver expenses.
        Drivers Union, affiliated with Teamsters Local Union 117, is an association of thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle standing up for fairness in the for-hire transportation industry.
        https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...301112234.html

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          Re: Teamsters Union Stands in Solidarity With Uber, Lyft Drivers

          Uber, Lyft Still Looking for Ways Around California Law

          A judge in San Francisco Superior Court last week granted a temporary injunction to the state and three of its largest cities that would require Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (NASDAQ: LYFT) to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors. The companies were given 10 days to file an appeal.

          So far, the two ride-sharing firms have made little progress in their efforts to continue their businesses as usual. They and other gig companies have succeeded in getting a measure on the November ballot that would alter the legislation (called AB5) to maintain the drivers’ status as independent contractors in exchange for increased pay and benefits.

          Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, InstaCart and Postmates have contributed about $110 million to support the change to AB5.

          Another option that both companies are mulling over is treating drivers as franchisees. The New York Times on Tuesday cited three unnamed sources who say drivers would operate independent franchises giving Uber and Lyft an “arms-length association” with drivers. The drivers would not be employed by the companies so they would not have to pay their salaries or benefits.
          https://247wallst.com/services/2020/...alifornia-law/

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