A Lyft driver picks up a passenger. (File photo courtesy of Lyft) More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will be able to join a union under a measure signed Friday by Gov.

SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a landmark agreement that creates a pathway to unionization for Uber and Lyft drivers. Now comes the hard part: actually forming a union.

Hundreds of thousands of ride-hailing app drivers gained a path to negotiate a first union contract with Uber and Lyft, even as they remain classified as independent contractors, under legislation ...

More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will soon be able to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a measure signed Friday by Gov. Gavin ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed historic legislation last week that legally enfranchises Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, a huge win for independent contractors in the gig economy. The new ...

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Lori Simmons started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2014, two years after the rideshare apps launched in Chicago. Simmons had been fired from her human resources job, and a friend approached her with ...

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