Uber and Lyft Drivers Close to Achieving Labor Rights in California

Posted on August 30, 2019

After traveling 500 miles over three days from Los Angeles to Sacramento, hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers visited California’s Congress to demand support for AB5, a bill that would eliminate the classification of these drivers as “independent contractors,” as they are currently considered by the multimillion dollar companies, and would grant them full labor rights. Fernando Andrés Torres reports from one of the mobilizations in front of the Uber offices in San Francisco.

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One Response to Uber and Lyft Drivers Close to Achieving Labor Rights in California

Morelis said: Honestamente estás compañías se están enriqueciendo a costilla del gran esfuerzo que realizamos los drivers, cada día nos pagan menos y ellos ganan más, tenemos que costear todos los gastos que genera tener nuestros carros en óptimas condiciones para trabajar, deberían regular las ganancias de estas compañías y que los que realizamos el trabajo duro tengamos mayores ganancias, no es posible que ganen casi el 50% y hasta más por solo proporcionarnos la plataforma