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The big fight over gig drivers’ rights in Massachusetts revolves around employment status, but another battle is also being waged over allowing these drivers to form a union regardless of how they’re classified.
Bob Nesbitt had a long career in sales. After retirement, he turned to the gig economy to earn some extra income. Nesbitt, now 75, has been driving nearly full-time for Uber and Lyft in the Portland-Vancouver area for about seven years. Nesbitt said it’s been harder to rely on income from rideshare companies lately. His Lyft account was abruptly deactivated last May. Despite repeated attempts to contact the company, Nesbitt told the Mercury he has.