The truth is all drivers – and all workers – have more in common with each other than with billionaires or CEOs. If we stand together and fight back, workers can keep Uber and Lyft from rigging the system against us.
The Gig Economy, Ride-Hailing and Sharecroppers
Technology has changed and will continue to change the workforce and the nature of work. Technological advances allowing people more control over when and how they work have resulted in the “gig economy,” in which companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates hire workers to perform tasks like giving rides or delivering groceries. That economy — and whether ride-hailing drivers and other gig workers have the same basic rights as other workers — is now the subject of one of the most expensive ballot initiative campaigns in California history, Proposition 22.
https://greenlining.org/blog-category/2020/gig-economy-ride-hailing/