I’ve never Ubered but I am a contractor. I’ve also been in the union and liked it.
I’m not sure what ‘freedom’ drivers would lose by gaining collective bargaining? The freedom to have more security and better benefits I guess.
Are these drivers contractors or employees? If they’re the latter, how do they suddenly become the former when money changes hands?
It’s a legal issue, isn’t it?
One of the main risks she cited was that a jury in San Francisco, where
Uber is heavily used and extremely popular, could side with the company
instead of the drivers.
This may have been less of a risk than Riordan-Liss thought. In the UPS strike (over 10 years ago), UPS discovered that the incredible loyalty UPS had from its customers was actually loyalty to that friendly guy who came to their office every day.
What a sellout. Now Uber will continue to undermine American labor laws. The phony independent contractor disease will spread throughout the labor market.
If Uber keeps growing will they at some point become, Uber Uber?