Massachusetts voters are preparing to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers can form a union and collectively negotiate their pay and working conditions, a potentially first-of-its-kind bargaining model for the US rideshare industry.
Next week’s proposal (Ballot Question 3) offers a state-supervised path to unionizing for tens of thousands of rideshare drivers in Massachusetts.
It’s the latest maneuver in a yearslong legal fight over the worker status, pay, and benefits of rideshare drivers and other gig workers.
Labor advocates say if passed the measure could inspire drivers and the unions backing them to seek similar policies in California, ...
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