Uber pays $3.4M for Seattle gig worker leave law mistakes
Uber has agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to 15,000 drivers after making mistakes related to Seattle's pioneering paid sick leave law covering gig workers.
Jun 24, 2021
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Uber agrees world-first union deal for UK drivers
US ride-hailing giant Uber announced Wednesday a "historic" pact with a British trade union to represent its 70,000 drivers in the UK, after a court ruling granted them workers' rights.
May 26, 2021
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Gig economy: Free ride is over as workers strike back
US ride-hailing giant Uber has granted its drivers workers' rights for the first time ever in a major U-turn in the UK.
Mar 17, 2021
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Apps win, labor frets after Uber-led 'gig worker' measure passes
A victory for the "gig economy" in California is likely to echo across the US, in a boon for app-based services while igniting fear that big business is rewriting labor laws.
Nov 8, 2020
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Uber-backed gig worker initiative wins in California: US media
California voters have put the brakes on a state law that threatened to disrupt the "gig economy", or the use of smartphone apps to connect people with paying tasks such as providing rides or fetching take-away meals.
Nov 4, 2020
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Contractors or employees? Uber drivers split ahead of California vote
Ahead of a referendum that could upend the whole gig economy, Uber driver Karim Benkanoun says his relationship with the rideshare giant must stop being a one-way street.
Oct 18, 2020
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Investors load $500 mn into Uber's trucking business
Uber on Friday said an investment group led by Greenbriar Equity is pumping $500 million into its trucking unit.
Oct 2, 2020
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Uber rival Lyft to suspend California service
Uber rival Lyft said Thursday it will suspend its rideshare service in California rather than classify drivers as employees entitled to benefits under a new law.
Aug 20, 2020
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Court tells Uber, Lyft to classify drivers as employees
A California court has given Uber and Lyft until the middle of next week to reclassify drivers as employees in compliance with a new state law.
Aug 12, 2020
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Uber calls for new deal for 'gig economy' workers
Uber outlined proposals Monday for a new type of relationship with "gig" workers, including its own drivers, that would keep them as independent contractors but with some guaranteed benefits.
Aug 10, 2020
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