Reason

Your Uber Driver May Soon Be Unionized. At What Cost?

Gig worker unionization could be coming to an Uber ride near you. On June 1, the Illinois legislature passed a bill allowing rideshare drivers in the Land of Lincoln to unionize. The legislation, ...
Business Insider

Uber now keeps most of the fare from your ride in some cities, according to a new driver study

More of your Uber fare is going to the company than the driver, according to a new study. Uber's "take rate," or the percentage of each fare that the company hangs on to, has risen above 50% this year ...
Fast Company

Uber promised drivers a way to appeal deactivations. They say it doesn’t exist

Devins Baker, an Uber driver, was driving a passenger to the San Francisco airport in late 2024 when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw another car driving across the highway lanes. He hit his ...
WBEZ

Uber, Lyft drivers embrace passage of Illinois measure that lets them unionize

Last summer, Uber offered drivers a companywide promo to make a guaranteed $1,800 if they completed 140 rides. But that was right around the time that Mark Balentine, a driver for Uber and Lyft since ...
WTAE-TV

Uber driver accused of entering woman's home, sexually assaulting her in Pittsburgh

DEGREES. WE’LL HAVE YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. PICTURE PERFECT. MIKE. THANKS. RIGHT NOW, AN UBER DRIVER IS CHARGED, ACCUSED OF RAPING A COLLEGE STUDENT. POLICE SAY THE ...
The Hill

Massachusetts becomes first state to recognize union for Uber, Lyft drivers

Massachusetts became the first state to certify that ride-hailing drivers with Uber and Lyft, who are considered independent contract workers under federal law, can organize and form a union.
WPRI 12

Uber, Lyft drivers in Massachusetts create first U.S. rideshare union

BOSTON (WPRI) — Drivers for rideshare platforms in Massachusetts have formally unionized, establishing the first statewide rideshare union in the United States. After years of organizing and ...
Mediaite

In Historic First, Uber and Lyft Drivers Unite to Form Union

Drivers for Uber and Lyft united to form the first state-recognized union for ride-share workers in the country last week, marking a historic moment for unionization efforts within the gig economy.
The Business Journals

Massachusetts rideshare drivers form nation's first gig workers union

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Drivers won the right to ...
Telegram

MA Uber, Lyft drivers create first in nation ride share drivers union

Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts have formed the first ever ride share driver’s union in the country. The newly certified App Drivers Union represents around 70,000 ride share drivers in the ...
Seeking Alpha

The first union of Uber and Lyft drivers formed in Massachusetts

The App Drivers Union is a new union for Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT) drivers in Massachusetts that grew out of a multi-year organizing and ballot-measure campaign. The union, which is the first of its ...