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Seattle City Council Approves App-Based Drivers Unions That Can’t Actually Do Anything

Seattle City Council Approves App-Based Drivers Unions That Can’t Actually Do Anything

Should livery drivers, especially drivers who work for app-based transportation services like Lyft and Uber, have the right to organize in citywide unions? Seattle’s city council voted unanimously yesterday to allow such a union, even though the city’s mayor doesn’t intend to sign the ordinance, which may also be illegal on the federal level. Specifically, a group of independent contractors bargaining collectively is against price-fixing laws. [More]