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Massachusetts electorate on Tuesday authorized a poll measure that provides ride-share drivers for app-based firms like Uber and Lyft the greenlight to unionize.
The Massachusetts measure, referred to as “Question 3,” would permit ride-share drivers regarded as sovereign contractors to jointly cut price over pay and advantages.
Underneath the Nationwide Exertions Members of the family Employment, drivers for Uber and Lyft – which contains round 70,000 in Massachusetts – should not have the precise to arrange.
An indication for ride-sharing firms Uber and Lyft. (Smith Collections/Gado by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Underneath Query 3, drivers may mode a union later gathering from a minimum of 25% of lively drivers in Massachusetts. The measure would permit firms to mode associations, permitting them to collectively negotiate with the union throughout state-supervised talks.
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FOX Trade reached out to each Uber and Lyft for a reaction.
| Ticker | Safety | Terminating | Alternate | Alternate % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYFT | LYFT INC. | 14.40 | +0.60 | +4.35% |
| UBER | UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 74.36 | +0.21 | +0.28% |
“With the passage of this ballot measure, we look forward to working collaboratively on its implementations and addressing some of the language concerns we have during the legislative session next year,” a spokesperson for Lyft advised FOX Trade.
Uber didn’t reply ahead of e-newsletter.
Uber headquarters in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
Query 3 comes amid a years-long struggle within the U.S. over whether or not ride-share drivers will have to be regarded as sovereign contractors or workers entitled to advantages and wages.
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Supporters have mentioned the poll measure may grant a type for alternative states to let Uber and Lyft drivers unionize and encourage efforts to arrange them across the U.S.
Reuters contributed to this file.
