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Title: California's Gig Drivers Just Secured Collective Bargaining Power with
Newly Certified Union

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/09/13/02452...

A union representing Uber and Lyft drivers was just certified by California's
Public Employment Relations Board, officially recognizing them as the
drivers' bargaining organization. The Sacramento Bee reports that this new
bargaining structure : The move will allow the California Gig Workers Union
to help drivers negotiate issues affecting working conditions and benefits.
It comes as at least 30% of active drivers expressed support of the union...
[California] Assembly Bill 1340 helped bring the union to fruition by
allowing the independent contractor drivers to engage in collective
bargaining. "The next step for the union is to negotiate a contract with Uber
and Lyft that meets drivers' demands," reports the Los Angeles Times,
"including health insurance, support for high gas prices and more
transparency around pay: California is the third state to allow ride-hailing
drivers to unionize, following Washington in 2022 and Massachusetts in
2024... The California Gig Workers Union was formed with the support of the
Service Employees International Union... "Gig drivers shouldn't have to face
the future alone," said SEIU 521 official Riko Mendez in a statement. "As
autonomous vehicles rapidly expand, having a union gives the drivers the
power to negotiate for fair pay and meaningful say in how new technology
shapes their work and our communities' futures."

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