A Superior Court judge will soon be asked to decide whether Uber and Lyft are violating state law by treating their drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
Several workers groups plan to rally in Boston on Wednesday, ranging from Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses, to hotel workers, to teachers, to Uber and Lyft drivers.
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.
The Rideshare Justice Bill in the Massachusetts Legislature would alter rideshare app drivers’ routes by codifying minimum compensation, create the right to organize a union, add discrimination protection, workers compensation
The Rideshare Justice Bill in the Massachusetts Legislature would alter rideshare app drivers’ routes by codifying minimum compensation, create the right to organize a union, add discrimination protection, workers compensation