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
Ride-share drivers in Boston are advocating for a statewide ballot question to allow them to join a union, citing low wages and poor working conditions.
The union-backed study comes amid extended fight over whether gig drivers are contractors or employees of ride-hailing giants, and what they should be owed.