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A set of bills being finalized by the New York State legislature would, if enacted, dramatically alter the landscape of laws affecting independent contractor drivers who provide services to customers of ride-sharing technology companies like Uber and Lyft and delivery technology companies such as DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex. If enacted, it would establish “sectoral” bargaining, for the first time in the U.S., between a number of such companies negotiating as an industry with a union for wages, hours, and terms and conditions of work. What this potentially means for companies in other industries using independent contractors is also addressed below.