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Gig workers are telling the truth about the gig economy.

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

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

    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

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