Uber-Backed Group Plots Massachusetts Gig Work Ballot Measure

A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to cement their workers’ status as independent contractors.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work, a group bankrolled by Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., Instacart Inc. and DoorDash Inc., will file a petition to include a measure concerning gig worker classification on the 2024 ballot, according to people familiar with the matter.

Under the ballot proposal, Massachusetts voters would decide whether to consider ride-hail and delivery drivers as contractors rather than traditional employees — a status that grants workers ...