In the News

Our campaign has been featured in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, The Guardian, and dozens of others:

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  June 2025 US Tech Policy Roundup

  
  

  Tech Poly Press, 07/01/25

  
  

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  Bill enabling unionization of ride-hail drivers takes big step
  

  San Francsico Examiner, 6/12/25
  

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  The Gig Trap Algorithmic, Wage and Labor Exploitation in Platform Work in the US
  

  Human Rights Watch, 5/12/25
  

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  The The Worker Agency and the fight to beat Big Tech
  

  Trinity News, 1/13/25
  

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  Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so.
  

  NBC News, 10/8/24
  

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  Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’
  

  Capital & Main, 7/2/24
  

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  Uber Drivers Rally Outside Company’s San José Facility to Protest ‘Unfair’ Deactivations
  

  KQED, 6/25/24
  

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  California Supreme Court Appears Hesitant To Overrule Voters on Gig Worker Law
  

  PBS SoCal, 6/4/24
  

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  State Supreme Court seems poised to leave Prop 22 unchanged
  

  Mercury News, 5/21/24
  

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  Police, advocates urge delivery drivers to wear identification as safety concerns rise
  

  WRTV Indianapolis, 5/20/24
  

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  Forget retirement. Older people are turning to gig work to survive
  

  Rest of the World, 5/20/24
  

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  Gig Companies Spent $200 Million to Write Their Own Labor Law. The State Supreme Court Could Throw It Out
  

  KQED, 5/16/24
  

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  Gig companies spent more than $200 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out
  

  CalMatters, 5/16/24
  

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  ‘Our Pay Has Not Kept Pace’: Rideshare Driver Discontent Grows With Rising Insurance and Maintenance Costs
  

  Insurify, 5/16/24
  

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  Silicon Valley leaders push multibillion-dollar housing bond
  

  San Jose Spotlight, 5/6/24
  

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  “Safety crisis”: Food delivery’s simmering violence problem
  

  Salon, 4/8/24
  

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  Uber, Lyft drivers rally at Mission Safeway to demand higher pay
  

  Mission Local, 4/1/24
  

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  ‘App’ drivers in US hold first nationwide strike for pay, rights
  

  The Militant, 3/4/24
  

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  It’s Valentine’s Day. I was ghosted by my ‘partner’ of eight years
  

  48 Hills, 2/14/24
  

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  Bay Area may feel impact of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers’ strike
  

  NBC Bay Area, 2/14/24
  

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  Department of Labor Issues New Independent Contractor Rule
  

  Yahoo Life, 1/4/24
  

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  Gig Workers Find Few Safeguards, Despite Working in Dangerous Industry
  

  Market Place/KQED, 4/20/22
  

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  BIPOC gig workers are more likely to be killed on the job, new report says
  

  PRISM 4/12/22
  

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  More than 50 US gig workers murdered on the job in five years
  

  Shift , 4/8/22
  

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  Over 50 US gig worker deaths in five years highlight the dangers of the platform economy

  Euro News, 4/7/22
  

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  Gig workers say companies are failing the families of killed workers

  Protocol, 4/6/22
  

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  At Least 50 People Have Been Killed Doing Gig Driving Since 2017, Report Says

  The New York Times, 4/6/22
  

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  At Least 50 People Have Been Killed Doing Gig Driving Since 2017, Report Says
  

  The Seattle Times, 4/6/22
  

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  At least 50 US gig workers murdered or killed since 2017 – study

  The Guardian, 4/6/22
  

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  When Gig Workers Are Murdered, Their Families Foot the Bill

  Wired, 4/6/22
  

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  DoorDash drivers go to CEO’s door to demand fair wages and working
  

  
  

  48hills, 9/2/21

  
  

• DoorDash workers protest outside CEO Tony Xu’s home demanding better pay, tip transparency and PPE

  TechCrunch, 9/2/21

• DoorDash drivers knock on CEO’s door to protest wages

  San Francisco Examiner, 9/2/21

• DoorDash Settlement Would Pay a Paltry $130 to Workers Instead of Making Them Employees

  Gizmodo, 9/1/21

• Gig worker advocacy groups react to court ruling that Prop. 22 is ‘unconstitutional’

  CNN, 8/21/21

• Uber showed drivers lower fares than passengers, blames California law it supported

  MarketWatch, 7/23/21

• Black and Brown Gig Workers Report Lower Ratings — But Companies Make Bias Hard to Track

  KQED, 7/22/21

• Teamsters plan sweeping effort to unionize Amazon workers

  The Guardian, 6/22/21

• You may be paying more for Uber, but drivers aren’t getting their cut of the fare hike

  Washington Post, 6/10/21

• Is Uber disclosing enough information about its lobbying? 30% of shareholders want more

  MarketWatch, 5/11/21

• On May Day, Gig Workers Are Organizing an Intersectional Movement

  TruthOut, 5/1/21

• Gig companies oppose U.S. push for worker employee status, suggest compromise

  Reuters, 4/29/21

• Uber and Lyft expect ride-hailing to make a sharp recovery, but there are some potential roadblocks

  MarketWatch, 4/28/21

• Gig companies seek to sway pro-union task force

  Politico, 4/28/21

• Gig Worker Classification Worsens Inequities During Pandemic, Organizer Says

  San Francisco Public Press, 4/16/21

• Uber spending $250 million to lure drivers back to work as pandemic restrictions ease

  MarketWatch, 4/7/21

• Uber asked its drivers about working for the app. They didn’t hold back.

  Mashable, 2/24/21

• Every Major Gig Company Has Now Raised Prices In California After Prop. 22

  Forbes, 2/19/21

• San Francisco rideshare and delivery drivers demand more PPE

  CBS News, 2/17/21

• Labor Groups & Gig Workers Continue The Fight Against Prop 22 For Fair Pay & Worker Protections

  KALW, 2/17/21

• A DoorDash driver’s car was stolen with his kids inside. Funds poured in to help them, but there’s a bigger problem.

  The Counter, 2/11/21

• ‘Panic and fear’: S.F. father whose two kids were abducted in carjacking recounts ordeal

  San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/21

• ‘One job is no longer enough to survive’: Dolly Parton’s Super Bowl ad glosses over the reality for millions of gig workers, critics say

  MarketWatch, 2/7/21

• Gig economy shows the danger and power of data imbalance, Mozilla report says

  MarketWatch, 1/28/21

• Congress urged to extend labor protections to gig workers who are ‘on the precipice of devastation’

  MarketWatch, 1/25/21

• The Real Reason Food Delivery Just Got More Expensive In California

  Mashed, 1/21/21

• Lyft announces additional fee for California riders to cover cost of Prop. 22 driver benefits

  San Francisco Examiner, 1/13/21

• Gig drivers and labor unions ask state Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 22

  San Francisco Examiner, 1/12/21

• Worker Advocates Rally Around Biden’s Labor Department Pick

  MotherJones, 1/9/21

• Uber, Lyft paid nearly $100K to firm of NAACP leader who backed their ballot measure

  CNet, 12/20/20

• Uber rolls out fee for California customers as Prop. 22 takes effect

  San Francisco Examiner, 12/17/20

• California post-Prop. 22: Gig workers to see pay changes, customers to see higher prices

  MarketWatch, 12/14/20

• An even bigger battle for gig worker rights is on the horizon

  TechCrunch, 12/13/20

• COVID-19 Surges Are Driving Tech Worker Strikes and Protests

  Vice, 11/18/20

• How Uber and Lyft persuaded California to vote their way

  Los Angeles Times, 11/13/20

• Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft

  New York Times, 11/11/20

• Lyft CEO says controversial Prop. 22 is a ‘model for other states’

  Mashable, 11/10/20

• Prop 22 Proved That Uber’s Strongest Opponents Are in Its Own Hometown

  Vice, 11/6/20

• CA ballot measure that keeps gig workers as independent contractors passes

  TechCrunch, 11/3/20

• Gig Workers Rising Organizer on Prop 22: There’s nothing flexible about ‘stripping away’ worker rights

  Yahoo Finance, 11/3/20

• This Election, California’s Proposition 22 Puts the Future of Labor on the Ballot

  Harvard Political Review, 11/2/20

• Prop 22 May Hurt Drivers, But Uber Wants it to Pass

  BuzzFeed, 10/31/20

• Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have now spent more than $200 million on Prop. 22 — but there’s still no guarantee it’ll pass

  Business Insider, 10/30/20

• Prop 22: Biggest spenders usually win, here’s why this initiative may be different

  San Jose Mercury News, 10/28/20

• Poll: California’s Prop. 22 to keep Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors falling short

  San Francisco Chronicle, 10/27/20

• Future of Uber, Lyft on the line in fight to keep drivers from becoming employees

  Mashable, 10/24/20

• Uber and Lyft lose appeal, ordered again to classify drivers as employees

  The Verge, 10/22/20

• Uber, Lyft paid $85K to firm of NAACP leader who backs their ballot measure

  CNet, 10/21/20

• Uber’s CEO says it will have to double prices in some cities if California voters reject its bid to avoid classifying its drivers as employees

  Business Insider, 10/20/20

• Race has played a large role in Uber and Lyft’s fight to preserve their business models

  MarketWatch, 10/19/20

• She was a farm worker. Her grandson is a Lyft driver. A fight for workers’ rights unites them

  The Guardian, 10/15/20

• How Uber and Lyft’s business model could be changed on Election Day

  MarketWatch, 10/13/20

• I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22

  TechCrunch, 10/6/20

• This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work

  PBS NewsHour, 10/4/20

• Opinion: Don’t believe what Uber and Lyft claim about Prop. 22

  San Jose Mercury News, 9/29/20

• Uber and Lyft Are Charging Through Washington’s Revolving Door

  The New Republic, 9/25/20

• Uber, Lyft Give California GOP Millions While Fighting Driver Reclassification

  Vice, 9/23/20

• Biden allies demand help for gig workers

  Axios, 9/16/20

• Uber Is Hurting Drivers Like Me in Its Legal Fight in California

  New York Times, 9/4/20

• Last-Minute Court Decision Allows Uber, Lyft To Continue Operating In California As They Fight Labor Law

  Forbes, 8/25/20

• San Jose mayor leaps into state’s ride-share fight

  San Jose Spotlight, 8/21/20

• Uber and Lyft win in California, for now — but their drivers aren’t giving up the fight

  Salon, 8/21/20

• What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley

  TechCrunch, 8/21/20

• Protesting Drivers Unveil Big Inflatable Diaped-Up Baby Outside Uber HQ

  Vice, 8/21/20

• Uber and Lyft had time to comply with the law. They did not.

  Engadget, 8/21/20

• Uber, Lyft Won’t Suspend Service For Now Following Appeals Court Ruling

  SFGate, 8/20/20

• As Uber, Lyft Get Reprieve on Reclassification, Some Drivers Rally for Employee Status

  San Francisco Public Press, 8/20/20

• A Judge Will Grant a Temporary Stay Requested By Uber and Lyft, Sources Report

  LA Magazine, 8/20/20

• Could Uber and Lyft drive business off the road?

  Politico, 8/20/20

• California judge halts injunction forcing Lyft and Uber to treat drivers as employees as they threaten to leave state

  Independent, 8/20/20

• Uber and Lyft are threatening to shut down their operations in California, and experts warn that ‘drivers are the ones who get screwed’

  Business Insider, 8/20/20

• Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

  NPR, 8/20/20

• Uber and Lyft granted emergency stay, shutdown averted in California

  MarketWatch, 8/20/20

• Uber and Lyft Win a Reprieve, and Won’t Quit California—for Now

  Wired, 8/20/20

• Lyft, Uber Granted Reprieve Over Driver Ruling, Avert California Shutdown

  CBS San Francisco, 8/20/20

• Uber & Lyft Legal Battle Exposes The Big Lie About Gig Work

  Refinery29, 8/20/20

• Lyft, Uber win stay of order requiring them to reclassify drivers as employees

  San Francisco Examiner, 8/20/20

• After threat of shutdown, court gives Lyft more time

  Mashable, 8/20/20

• Uber and Lyft just avoided a shutdown. How they got here and what’s next

  Los Angeles Times, 8/19/20

• An Uber and Lyft shutdown in California looks inevitable — unless voters bail them out

  The Verge, 8/16/20

• Uber, Lyft And Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning

  Capitol Public Radio, 8/15/20

• Uber and Lyft Are Now Playing Chicken With California Courts

  Mother Jones, 8/12/20

• Rideshare drivers stage protest while Uber and Lyft fight in court to keep them poor

  Salon, 8/6/20

• Uber Confronts California in Turning Point for Gig Workers

  Bloomberg, 8/6/20

• Uber’s CEO took a shot at labor groups, accusing them of being driven by ‘politics’ in the massive fight over drivers’ employment status

  Business Insider, 8/6/20

• Rideshare drivers stage protest while Uber and Lyft fight in court to keep them poor

  Salon, 8/6/20

• DoorDash Gives Drivers an Extra $0.78 a Day for Working During Pandemic

  Vice, 8/5/20

• California court to rule on gig worker classification

  Marketplace, 8/5/20

• DoorDash’s Coronavirus Hazard Pay for SF Drivers: 78 Cents per Day

  Eater, 8/5/20

• DoorDash paying SF delivery drivers a mere 78 cents in hazard pay during the pandemic

  Broke-ass Stuart, 8/4/20

• COVID-19 highlights the stark difference between skilled freelancers and gig workers, but both need protections

  Fast Company, 7/24/20

• Bay Area workers join nationwide “Strike for Black Lives”

  Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/20/20

• Lyft Is Selling — But Not Providing — Masks and Sanitizer to Drivers

  OneZero, 7/16/20

• Gig workers sound off on the Uber-Postmates deal: ‘It’s like an embezzler buying a bank’

  Fortune, 7/7/20

• Uber, Lyft and DoorDash bring their battle against AB5 to November ballot

  San Francisco Examiner, 7/5/20

• Uber in talks to buy Postmates, consolidating the delivery service industry

  Salon, 7/1/20

• Ride-Hail Drivers Protest for Labor Protections

  San Francisco Public Press, 6/29/20

• Uber, Lyft may be forced to make drivers employees under new California court order

  CENT, 6/25/20

• Uber drivers protest in front of CEO’s home, urge him to stop funding anti-worker ballot measure

  Salon, 6/25/20

• Uber drivers protest coronavirus safety program at CEO’s SF home

  San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/20

• Uber Drivers Stage Protest Outside Uber CEO’s House In San Francisco

  Forbes, 6/24/20

• Rideshare drivers leave banners, notes outside home of Uber CEO

  San Francisco Examiner, 6/24/20

• California AGs Seek Injunction ‘to Force Uber and Lyft to Play by the Rules’

  Gizmodo, 6/24/20

• California seeks to force Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees within weeks

  The Verge, 6/24/20

• Uber drivers hold protest outside CEO’s home

  KTVU, 6/24/20

• Gig workers to companies after BLM statements: ‘Prove it’

  Mashable, 6/18/20

• Coronavirus: What will the future of ridesharing look like? Uber and Lyft drivers see tough road ahead

  ABC 7 News, 5/20/20

• Uber and Lyft Drivers Organize Caravan Outside Uber HQ

  Vice, 5/12/20

• Uber Drivers Stage Protest At Uber Headquarters

  San Francisco News, 5/12/20

• Rideshare drivers stage caravan protest over Uber’s labor practices

  TechCrunch, 5/11/20

• ‘Stop throwing us bare bones’: US union activism surges amid coronavirus

  The Guardian, 5/6/20

• California sues Uber and Lyft over alleged driver misclassification

  The Verge, 5/5/20

• California sues Uber and Lyft over gig economy law

  Financial Times, 5/5/20

• California sues Uber and Lyft, saying drivers are employees

  Los Angeles Times, 5/5/20

• California Is Suing Uber and Lyft for Misclassifying Workers

  Mother Jones, 5/5/20

• Uber and Lyft face worker misclassification lawsuit from CA Attorney General and city attorneys

  TechCrunch, 5/5/20

• Coronavirus: Oakland to vote on emergency sick leave

  East Bay Times, 5/4/20

• Essential workers in Silicon Valley say they feel ‘forgotten’

  San Jose Spotlight, 4/30/20

• South Bay Lawmakers, Unions Push For Greater Protections For Essential Workers

  CBS San Francisco, 4/29/20

• Bay Area gig workers can now get unemployment benefits. Are they employees now?

  San Francisco Business Times, 4/28/20

• 6 Resources To Help Independent Contractors And Freelancers Access COVID-19 Assistance

  Forbes, 4/14/20

• Uber uses Covid sick-leave measures to argue against giving drivers employee status

  The Telegraph, 4/12/20

• Labor groups urge Congress to reject Uber’s push for new labor classification

  The Hill, 4/8/20

• Uber wants to redefine employment. More than 50 labor groups are fighting back

  Los Angeles Times, 4/8/20

• ‘This is why people are so angry’: Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Uber built their empires on the backs of contractors. A pandemic is showing just how horrifically that model failed American workers.

  Business Insider, 4/2/20

• Pandemic Inspires Fresh Thinking on Safety Net for Gig Workers

  Bloomberg Law, 3/27/20

• Uber and Lyft still aren’t helping their most vulnerable drivers

  CNN, 3/26/20

• San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable

  Vice, 3/25/20

• Coronavirus outbreak means gig workers from Uber, Lyft barely get paid

  Mashable, 3/25/20

• SF survey addresses gig workers’ concerns amid COVID-19 pandemic

  TechCrunch, 3/25/20

• Uber, Lyft Called Out in Hometown for Flouting Workplace Law

  Bloomberg, 3/24/20

• SF supervisors push for more gig worker protections during the coronavirus pandemic

  TechCrunch, 3/24/20

• The Human Cost of Calling an Uber Right Now

  CityLab, 3/24/20

• SF supervisors to state: Enforce AB5 to protect gig workers from virus

  San Francisco Chronicle, 3/24/20

• Coronavirus Will Be the Hardest for Gig and Service Workers in the U.S.

  Teen Vogue, 3/20/20

• Rise of robots hastened by coronavirus

  The Telegraph, 3/19/20

• Is it safe – and ethical – to order meals online during the coronavirus outbreak?

  The Guardian, 3/18/20

• DoorDash will offer financial assistance to delivery workers diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined

  TechCrunch, 3/17/20

• San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order does not apply to gig workers

  TechCrunch, 3/16/20

• 4 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing Work

  tech.co, 3/13/20

• Uber, Lyft Drivers with Coronavirus Will Get Financial Help

  Car and Driver, 3/12/20

• Coronavirus forces companies like Uber and Lyft to reckon with workers’ rights

  The Guardian, 3/11/20

• In coronavirus’s wake, gig workers are demanding paid sick leave

  Fast Company, 3/10/20

• Gig workers petition Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others for sick leave as coronavirus spreads

  Fortune, 3/10/20

• Gig workers petition Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others for sick leave as coronavirus spreads

  Fortune, 3/10/20

• Gig economy companies from Uber to Lyft take action as coronavirus cases grow; workers say it’s not enough

  CNBC, 3/9/20

• Gig companies bend to pressure to protect workers amid coronavirus

  Politico, 3/9/20

• Uber, DoorDash and Others Discuss Fund for Drivers Affected by Coronavirus

  Washington Post, 3/8/20

• Uber, Lyft say they will pay quarantined drivers as senator calls on gig companies to help contain virus

  Los Angeles Times, 3/6/20

• The germ-sharing economy: coronavirus takes toll on gig workers

  The Guardian, 3/6/20

• “Your bills don’t get sick”: Bay Area gig workers say coronavirus prevention isn’t so easy

  San Jose Mercury News, 3/5/20

• ‘I don’t pick up from airports’ — how Uber and Lyft drivers are dealing with the coronavirus outbreak

  NBC News, 3/4/20

• ‘If We Don’t Work, We Don’t Get Paid.’ How the Coronavirus Is Exposing Inequality Among America’s Workers

  Time, 3/4/20

• Tech’s contract-worker issues collide with the coronavirus

  Protocol, 3/3/20

• The economic impacts of coronavirus and what the government and employers could do to lessen the blow

  KPFA, 3/3/20

• Gig workers face the spread of the new coronavirus with no safety net

  Washington Post, 3/2/20

• Uber Finally Told Its Drivers What To Do About Coronavirus: Wash Their Hands

  BuzzFeed, 3/2/20

• Uber, Lyft, Postmates Refuse To Comply With California Gig Economy Law

  NPR, 1/4/20

• A brutal year: how the ‘techlash’ caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon

  The Guardian, 12/28/19

• The year of the gig worker uprising

  TechCrunch, 12/26/19

• What we learned from over a decade of tech activism

  The Guardian, 12/23/19

• The Battle Over AB 5 Rages On

  SF Weekly, 11/26/19

• How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

  Vice, 11/18/19

• How yet another gig company is changing rates and hurting workers

  Fast Company, 11/13/19

• Instacart Workers Say Delivery Service Has Cut Yet Another Wage of Theirs

  Observer, 11/12/19

• Uber stock hits a new low as lockup period ends

  CNN, 11/6/19

• Atherton: Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor’s home

  The Almanac, 11/6/19

• Drastically Reshape the State’s Gig Economy. Uber and Lyft Have an Alternative Proposal

  Inc, 10/30/19

• This is the gig worker ballot initiative Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart are backing

  TechCrunch, 10/29/19

• Biden Reluctantly Supports Uber Drivers Protesting Outside Billionaires’ Homes

  Vice, 10/29/19

• Labor leaders and startup founders talk how to build a sustainable gig economy

  TechCrunch, 10/16/19

• Uber Drivers Are Organizing Protests at Billionaire Investors’ Homes

  Vice, 10/16/19

• California Tax Officials Try to Help Gig Workers With Confusing Rules

  Bloomberg, 10/2/19

• Ride-Share Drivers Are Fighting to Make the Gig Economy Fairer

  Teen Vogue, 9/25/19

• Uber drivers advocate for workers’ rights as new gig economy bill AB 5 passes

  SFGate, 9/24/19

• Why the end could be nigh for the gig economy

  The Telegraph, 9/23/19

• Victory for California’s Gig Workers

  Inequality.org, 9/16/19

• California’s gig worker law will mostly affect non-gig workers

  CBS News, 9/13/19

• Here’s what AB-5 means for gig-workers

  ABC 7 News, 9/13/19

• Lyft drivers question the bonus payment system for high-demand areas

  NPR Marketplace, 9/13/19

• Uber Says It Won’t Reclassify Drivers As Employees Despite New Law

  The Huffington Post, 9/11/19

• California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees

  New York Times, 9/11/19

• Gig Workers Win in California

  Gizmodo, 9/11/19

• Uber, Lyft, and Others Struggle to Deal With California Labor Bill

  Barron’s, 9/11/19

• Uber and Lyft say they don’t plan to reclassify their drivers as employees

  Vox, 9/11/19

• California Senate approves legislation requiring Uber, Lyft to consider drivers as employees

  The Hill, 9/11/19

• California passes landmark gig workers’ rights bill — here’s what that means

  The Next Web, 9/11/19

• Is the gig economy bill a disaster or triumph for ride-hailing? Depends on who you ask.

  Mashable, 9/11/19

• California’s controversial labor bill has passed the Senate.

  USA Today, 9/11/19

• Uber and Lyft launch anti-labor misinformation campaign in response to historic California bill

  Salon, 9/11/19

• Gig worker bill, AB-5, passes California State Senate

  TechCrunch, 9/10/19

• Uber circulates new gig-work bill as alternative to AB5

  San Francisco Chronicle, 9/10/19

• Uber defiant as gig workers on verge of becoming employees under AB 5

  San Jose Mercury News, 9/10/19

• Why some on-demand drivers are fighting for — or against — California’s gig economy bill

  USA Today, 9/9/19

• It looks like Uber is getting into the small loan business for its drivers

  Vox, 9/6/19

• Lyft, Uber to spend $60 million on propaganda to keep workers maximally exploited

  Salon, 9/1/19

• The Bill That Could Undo Uber Passes California’s Senate Appropriations Committee, 5-2

  Gizmodo, 8/30/19

• California advances bill that would ‘lead the world’ on gig worker rights

  The Guardian, 8/30/19

• With no carveout in hand, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash pledge $90 million to California ballot fight

  CalMatters, 8/29/19

• Uber, Lyft, DoorDash may ask voters to keep drivers as gig workers

  San Francisco Chronicle, 8/29/19

• Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Threaten Ballot Fight Over California Gig-Worker Law

  Wall Street Journal, 8/29/19

• Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a minimum wage of $21 per hour while on a trip

  TechCrunch, 8/28/19

• Uber, Lyft driver caravan lands in California capital demanding a living wage

  CNet, 8/28/19

• California Uber and Lyft drivers rally for bill granting rights to contract workers

  The Guardian, 8/27/19

• Buttigieg joins Uber, Lyft drivers in San Francisco gig-work protest

  San Francisco Chronicle, 8/27/19

• Buttigieg joins Uber, Lyft drivers protesting in California

  The Hill, 8/27/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers are not letting up on the fight for AB-5 and a union

  TechCrunch, 8/27/19

• ‘Mayor Pete’ Buttigieg protests with workers outside Uber HQ

  San Francisco Examiner, 8/27/19

• Uber, Lyft Drivers Rally in SF For Employee Protections

  NBC Bay Area, 8/27/19

• Buttigieg invigorates caravan of rideshare drivers, joins protests at Uber’s SF HQ

  KTVU, 8/27/19

• Uber and Lyft Drivers Plan Protest Caravan To Fight For Employee Rights

  SFist, 8/23/19

• Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers to launch a protest caravan across California

  TechCrunch, 8/22/19

• Hundreds of Uber Drivers Will Caravan 600 Miles Across California to Demand Better Working Conditions

  Vice, 8/22/19

• How Workers Can Level the Playing Field in Our Rigged Economy

  Time, 8/15/19

• Report: When Lyft and Uber decrease pay, driver health suffers

  San Francisco Examiner, 8/13/19

• Uber and Lyft Hate This Bill

  The Nation, 8/2/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers protest for better working conditions

  CNet, 7/19/19

• Rideshare Drivers Protest At Uber Headquarters, Demand Better Working Conditions

  CBS Bay Area, 7/19/19

• Drivers deliver letter to Uber demanding better working conditions

  San Francisco Examiner, 7/19/19

• Uber, Lyft drivers demand input on gig-work negotiations

  San Francisco Chronicle, 7/18/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers demand better pay, workplace protections and driver-led unions

  TechCrunch, 7/18/19

• Uber and Lyft allegedly paid drivers to rally against employee status

  Engadget, 7/16/19

• Are contracted workers ‘oppressed’ in California? Debate over ‘gig’ economy heats up

  Sacramento Bee, 7/11/19

• Workers Rack Up Another Victory As California Preps to Classify Uber and Lyft Drivers as Employees

  Gizmodo, 7/10/19

• The Future of the Gig Economy is in California’s Hands

  SF Weekly, 7/10/19

• How a California Bill Could Affect Gig Work, Uber, Lyft, and Drivers

  CityLab, 7/10/19

• Gig-work bill passes Senate committee as crowds rally for and against it

  San Francisco Chronicle, 7/10/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers swarm Sacramento as lawmakers advance gig workers’ rights bill

  Los Angeles Times, 7/10/19

• Lyft donates $150,000 in rides to immigration groups across US

  The Guardian, 7/1/19

• From strip clubs to strip malls, how 2 million workers could be swept up in a bill aimed at the gig economy

  CalMatters, 6/30/19

• SF leaders pledge to explore ‘every single legal remedy’ to protect gig workers as employees

  San Francisco Examiner, 6/28/19

• San Francisco gig workers want more rights

  ABC 7 News, 6/28/19

• Treat workers as employees? Uber, Lyft and others are scrambling for a compromise

  Los Angeles Times, 6/23/19

• This ride-share driver demands a voice — and a living wage

  San Francisco Chronicle, 6/19/19

• The high-stakes battle between Uber executives and drivers in California, explained

  Recode, 6/18/19

• Uber, Lyft drivers seeking protections rally in support of AB5

  KTVU, 6/18/19

• Mandelman to hold hearing on working conditions for gig workers to boost push for labor protections

  San Francisco Examiner, 6/18/19

• Uber and Lyft Really Don’t Want California to Pass This Worker Rights Bill

  CityLab, 6/13/19

• Uber, Lyft drivers continue despite gripes because options are few

  San Francisco Chronicle, 6/10/19

• What the Strike Ahead of Uber’s IPO Exposes About American Inequality

  Time, 5/10/19

• As Uber, Lyft IPOs prepare to mint millionaires, drivers say their pay is going down

  Bay Area News Group, 5/10/19

• Why the Uber Strike Was a Triumph

  Slate, 5/10/19

• As Uber, Lyft IPOs mint millionaires, drivers say their pay is going down

  East Bay Times, 5/10/19

• The Ride-Hail Strike Got Just Enough Attention to Terrify Uber

  Slate, 5/9/19

• Uber, Lyft driver strike latest move to organize gig workers

  Fox Business News, 5/9/19

• ‘Silicon Valley nonsense’: Will Uber drivers be heard?

  BBC, 5/9/19

• Uber, Lyft driver strike latest move to organize gig workers

  Associated Press, 5/9/19

• Uber Drivers’ Day of Strikes Circles the Globe Before the Company’s I.P.O.

  New York Times, 5/8/19

• On eve of Uber’s IPO, ride-hail drivers stage protests

  Wired, 5/8/19

• Uber drivers protest low pay ahead of multibillion-dollar IPO

  CNet, 5/8/19

• Ride-hail drivers shut down Market Street in protest at Uber headquarters

  San Francisco Chronicle, 5/8/19

• Driver strikes didn’t break Uber — but they showed gig economy workers are mad

  Vox, 5/8/19

• Outside Uber HQ, Drivers Demand a Cut of the Riches

  Gizmodo, 5/8/19

• SF Uber and Lyft drivers take to the streets, block Market Street traffic for better wages

  San Francisco Examiner, 5/8/19

• Ride-hail drivers shut down Market Street in protest at Uber headquarters

  San Francisco Chronicle, 5/8/19

• As Uber Investors Prepare to Make Billions, Drivers Strike Over Low Pay and Poor Conditions

  Talk Poverty, 5/8/19

• Here’s How Ride-Sharing Drivers Will Strike Ahead of Uber’s Massive IPO

  Fortune, 5/8/19

• San Francisco Lyft drivers join Uber protest, ask riders to boycott

  San Francisco Business Times, 5/8/19

• Uber drivers protest ahead of IPO at the company’s SF HQ

  TechCrunch, 5/8/19

• ‘Without Us, What Would Uber Be?’: One Striking Driver On Ride-Hailing Uproar

  NPR On Point, 5/8/19

• Uber, Lyft drivers protest working conditions, wages in San Francisco as part of nationwide strike

  ABC 7 News, 5/8/19

• Uber and Lyft global strike: Drivers say pay and transparency are central complaints

  Fast Company, 5/8/19

• Uber drivers strike in San Francisco

  KRON 4, 5/8/19

• The Uber driver strike isn’t about hindering Uber — it’s about stealing the narrative

  The Verge, 5/8/19

• Los Angeles Uber drivers join cities across the U.S. in strike ahead of much-anticipated IPO

  Los Angeles Times, 5/8/19

• As drivers strike and IPO looms, SF steps toward taxing Uber stock windfall

  SF Bay, 5/8/19

• Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Striking — And Call On Passengers To Boycott

  NPR, 5/8/19

• Why Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking

  CityLab, 5/7/19

• Why Uber Drivers Will Strike Around the World on Wednesday

  Gizmodo, 5/7/19

• Uber protest planned Wednesday — and drivers are hoping you’ll notice

  San Francisco Chronicle, 5/7/19

• Rideshare Drivers Plan Collective Strike Ahead Of Uber’s IPO

  CBS San Francisco, 5/7/19

• The Uber strike shows how drivers remain one of the company’s biggest liabilities

  Vox, 5/7/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers are striking ahead of Uber’s IPO

  TechCrunch, 5/6/19

• Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking This Week. Here’s Their List of Demands — and Where to Expect the Most Disruption in Service

  CNN Money, 5/6/19

• Uber drivers to strike ahead of IPO

  The Hill, 5/2/19

• San Francisco Uber drivers to launch protest, blackout on eve of IPO

  San Francisco Business Times, 5/1/19

• Uber drivers plan protest over pay ahead of IPO

  Reuters, 4/29/19

• Uber could be worth $90 billion. Most drivers won’t see much of it.

  Mashable, 4/27/19

• Uber drivers plan shutdown in Philly, six other cities

  Curbed, 4/25/19

• US Uber drivers plan 12-hour shutdown over pay and conditions

  BBC News, 4/25/19

• Uber drivers plan pre-IPO protest, strike

  San Jose Mercury News, 4/25/19

• Uber drivers plan shutdown over ‘poverty wages’ as company goes public

  The Guardian, 4/24/19

• Uber Drivers Plan Strike to Kick Off 2019’s Most-Hyped IPO

  Gizmodo, 4/24/19

• Uber Drivers Plan 12-Hour Strike As Company Looks Toward IPO

  Fortune, 4/24/19

• Shaping a Resistance From Behind the Wheel

  SF Weekly, 4/18/19

• To Uber, I’m a driver but not a worker. But their billion-dollar IPO is built off my labor.

  NBC News, 4/9/19

• As Lyft and Uber launch IPOs, drivers send a message to investors

  KALW, 4/8/19

• How protesting drivers might threaten Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy IPOs

  Fast Company, 3/27/19

• L.A. Uber drivers set to strike

  Politico, 3/26/19

• Uber and Lyft slashed wages. Now California drivers are protesting their IPOs.

  Washington Post, 3/26/19

• Drivers disrupt Lyft investor meeting with call for better wages, more transparency

  San Francisco Examiner, 3/25/19

• Lyft Drivers Target Investors Amid IPO

  SF Weekly, 3/25/19

• Lyft Drivers Protest Falling Wages as Execs Drum Up Investor Money for $25 Billion IPO

  Gizmodo, 3/25/19

• Lyft moved its San Francisco roadshow meeting at the last minute amid protesting drivers

  Business Insider, 3/25/19

• Lyft drivers holding protest in downtown San Francisco

  ABC 7 News, 3/25/19

• As Lyft Preps Its IPO, Some San Francisco Drivers Protest Wage Cuts and Inability ‘to Earn a Decent Living’

  Fortune, 3/25/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers demand changes before companies IPO

  ABC 7 News, 3/25/19

• Uber and Lyft drivers protest low pay and opaque policies

  Fast Company, 3/25/19

• Lyft Moves San Francisco IPO Roadshow as Drivers Protest

  Bloomberg, 3/25/19

• Lyft drivers’ protest exposes ride-hailing Achilles’ heel

  San Francisco Chronicle, 3/25/19

• Uber, Lyft drivers fear getting booted from work

  San Francisco Chronicle, 10/14/18

• Video shows moment Uber driver was tackled to ground during San Francisco protest

  ABC 7 News, 10/13/18

• I Was In Shock! Uber Driver Talks About Security Guard Attack At Corporate HQ

  CBS San Francisco, 10/13/18

• Ridehail driver tackled by Uber security guard while delivering driver petition

  SF Examiner, 10/12/18

• Uber guard slams demonstrator protesting company’s deactivation policy to ground

  KTVU, 10/12/18

• Uber driver attempting to deliver petition to company’s headquarters gets tackled to the ground

  SF Gate, 10/12/18

• An Uber Driver Was Just Tackled To The Ground Outside Uber’s Headquarters

  BuzzFeed, 10/12/18