Punching In: Uber Union Fight Looms, Labor Leadership Openings

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Chris Opfer: Remember when Seattle tried to give Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize? That move got a lot of attention, but it was quickly held up in the courts on antitrust grounds. Gig workers of all stripes have widely been thought to be barred from joining together in traditional labor organizations, because of their status as independent contractors.

But a brewing battle over worker classification in New York is set to soon test ...