It's Not Just Trump. California Labor Unions Are Trying To Reverse the Outcome of an Election Too.
California Democrats and their labor union allies are embracing anti-democratic principles to thwart the will of the people.
California Democrats and their labor union allies are embracing anti-democratic principles to thwart the will of the people.
The lawmakers who passed A.B. 5 ignored the many benefits of contractor status.
Beneficial outcomes on at least three of four important California ballot measures: racial preferences, rent control, and protecting ride-share businesses and workers.
These votes could have a big impact on the nation as a whole, as well as California.
The ballot initiative would allow companies such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to classify workers as independent contractors rather than as permanent employees.
State lawmakers want Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees. A majority of drivers disagree.
In a reaction to California's Assembly Bill 5, the Department of Labor's new proposed rule will make it harder for gig workers to be defined as employees
Rideshare drivers and delivery people are still going to have to beg voters to let them work.
In November, California voters will decide on Proposition 22, a measure would carve out a contracting exemption for independent drivers.
Lawmakers and courts are trying to force them to put drivers on their payrolls. They're threatening to take a freeway out of the state entirely.
Cities are imposing "emergency" regulations capping the fees that delivery services like Uber Eats may charge. That's a mistake.
A.B. 5 has caused chaos in the Golden State.
Assembly Bill 5 forces many companies to reclassify contractors as employees.
It's crucial to get the constitutional text and history straight.
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California lawmakers have approved Assembly Bill 5, which poses an existential threat to the gig economy in the state.
The bill would upend the gig economy.
The state is set to pass a sweeping bill that would reclassify drivers as employees.
"A gig is a job and a worker is a worker," Mayor Pete said.
Buttigieg says the best way to move into 21st century is to revive 20th-century unions.
A memo says the drivers are contractors, not employees.
New court documents suggest that the city's rideshare regulations have backfired in a big way
The drivers argued they should be classified as employees, not contractors.
"I just got trapped and wanted to stop someone else from getting trapped," the driver tells a uniformed officer who warns him he could be arrested for interfering with an investigation.
A moratorium on ride-sharing apps will inevitably make it harder for low-income residents to get around.
The companies argue that the pay regulations are irrational and anti-competitive.
The rule will prohibit taxis from picking up passengers at the airport unless they purchase a $250,000 permit.
New Luddites have used the courts and the legislative process to throw that figurative wrench in the machine.
What happens when prices are increased by fiat? They go up, usually, and in this case they may increase traffic congestion, too.
All for me and none for thee.
Other subway systems have managed to maintain or even gain riders since Uber and Lyft launched. Why is the D.C. Metro losing them?
The days of a free market in ride sharing are over in America's largest city.
This is the latest in a series of federal court decision rejecting such arguments. The right to operate a taxi business does not create a "property" right in suppressing competition.
Making the Big Apple less mobile.
After a fatality involving one of its autonomous cars, Uber is replacing 100 of its monitors with 55 technical specialists to improve feedback.
America's paper of record demands an end to transit innovation.
Fewer people are willing to pay a premium to live near a subway stop as public transportation stumbles and ride-sharing offers better options.
Self-driving cars are likely to save lives. One tragic, accidental death should not stop that from happening. Keep testing.
Transportation policy should encourage more options, not fewer.
This unfortunate accident will not slow down the autonomous vehicle revolution.
3.6 million Americans a year miss medical appointments because they lack transportation.
Hospital describes her services as "invaluable."