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Legal attack on California gig initiative threatens direct democracy
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The California Supreme Court saved my livelihood. Independent contractors deserved it.
By Al Porche I’m a proud veteran of the United States Army who relocated to [...]
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California Supreme Court rightly defends gig workers from Big Labor
By Editorial Board On Thursday, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld Proposition 22, the voter-approved [...]
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Press Releases
California Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Prop 22 in Historic Ruling
Date: July 25, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217
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California Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds [...]
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PADS Responds to Conclusion of Oral Arguments on Prop 22
Date: May 21, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217
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The Coalition to Protect App [...]
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Editorials
State high court should uphold Proposition 22
By Editorial Board On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over the [...]
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Drivers Sign Petition Reaffirming Support for Prop 22 as California Supreme Court Holds Oral Arguments
Date: May 17, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217
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More than 20,000 App-Based Drivers [...]
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Opinion
I’m an Instacart driver: California Supreme Court must protect my job
By Stephanie Whitfield It may sound dramatic to say that app-based driving saved my life, [...]
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As Prop. 22 heads to California Supreme Court, support doesn’t break along ideological lines
By Bob Egelko Proposition 22, the 2020 ballot initiative sponsored by Uber and Lyft that [...]
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Press Releases
Constitutional Law Scholars, Civil Rights and Social Justice Advocates, App-Based Drivers and Others Urge California Supreme Court to Uphold Prop 22
Date: April 9, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217
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Constitutional Law Scholars, Former Fair [...]
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Press Releases
On Valentine’s Day, App-Based Drivers Deliver on Love
Date: February 14, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217
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On Valentine’s Day, App-Based Drivers [...]
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New Poll Shows California Drivers Still Support Prop 22 Three Years After Passage
Three years after the passage of Proposition 22, California app-based drivers continue to overwhelmingly support [...]
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Prop 22 Coalition Submits Answer Brief to California Supreme Court
Today, the Protect App-Based Drivers + Services Coalition (PADS) submitted its answer brief to the [...]
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Opinion
To save 1.3 million California jobs, the California Supreme Court must uphold Prop 22
For more than a decade, app-based rideshare and delivery work has provided hundreds of thousands [...]
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Press Releases
Overturning Prop 22 Could Cost California More Than 1.3 Million App-Based Jobs
Today, the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) released a new economic analysis highlighting the major loss [...]
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Opinion
Protecting Prop 22 helps protect democracy
The Golden State has served as the country’s innovation hub for decades, and has acted [...]
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Press Releases
Coalition to Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Responds to California Supreme Court Decision to Grant Review of Prop 22 Appeal
Today, in response to the California Supreme Court’s decision to hear an appeal on Castellanos [...]
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CA Attorney General’s Office, Drivers, Constitutional Law Experts & Social Justice Leaders Urge CA Supreme Court to Let Prop 22 Stand
The California Attorney General’s Office, constitutional law experts, social justice leaders, and app-based rideshare and [...]
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Opinion
Legal attack on California gig initiative threatens direct democracy
Direct democracy is a part of California’s DNA and is deeply ingrained in our state [...]
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Editorials
California Supreme Court should reject union arguments, uphold Proposition 22
Defeated at the ballot box and in lower state courts, California unions are turning to [...]
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Press Releases
PADS Coalition Responds to SEIU Request for Supreme Court Review on Prop 22
Today, in response to SEIU’s request for the California Supreme Court to review a recent [...]
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Opinion
California Court of Appeal got it right on Prop 22
Most Californians are feeling squeezed by rising costs of living, crippling inflation and skyrocketing interest [...]
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Opinion
Castellanos shows the futility of petitions for review
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Castellanos v. State of California (2023 WL 2473326) [...]
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Opinion
Proposition 22 should remain law in California so gig drivers can retain flexible schedules
In 2020, I was proud to be one of the nearly 10 million California voters [...]
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Press Releases
CA Court of Appeal Rules Historic Victory for CA App-Based Drivers
Today’s ruling is a historic victory for the nearly 1.4 million drivers who rely on [...]
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For Women Across California, App-Based Work is Essential
In 2020, Proposition 22 was overwhelmingly approved by California voters, with nearly 60 percent saying [...]
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Opinion
Losing Proposition 22 would hurt workers and the economy, especially as a recession looms
There’s a lot of doom and gloom about the future of the economy, and the [...]
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Press Releases
PADS Coalition Responds to Oral Arguments in Prop 22 Hearing
At the conclusion of the oral arguments in Castellanos v. State of California, the Protect [...]
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Opinion
Gig workers and California voters deserve to have Proposition 22 upheld
Two years ago, California voters affirmed what I have long known: Rideshare and delivery drivers [...]
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Press Releases
Diverse Group of Legal Experts, Social Justice Advocates, App-Based Drivers & Others File Briefs Urging Court of Appeal to Uphold Prop 22
Nearly a dozen civil rights and social justice organizations, business groups and app-based drivers joined [...]
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Opinion
Hoarse race: California voters are about to lose their voice
California’s 2020 election results were stolen – not by President Joe Biden, the DCCC, or [...]
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Opinion
App-based work essential for Black Californians
The so-called gig economy has improved prospects for Black workers by putting power back in [...]
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Opinion
Why more AAPI Californians than ever are turning to app-based work
May marks Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - a time to recognize the contributions [...]
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Opinion
Appeals court should stop assault on gig workers
In November 2020, nearly 10 million Californians voted to support Proposition 22, a ballot measure [...]
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Press Releases
New UC Riverside Study: App-Based Delivery Services Provided Billions in Revenue, Protecting Merchants, Grocers and Restaurants Throughout Pandemic
A new study conducted by UC Riverside found that app-based services were an economic lifeline [...]
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In Case You Missed It: California Attorney General and PADS Coalition File Opening Briefs in Defense of Prop 22
Yesterday, the California Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) filed its opening brief in the California Court [...]
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New UC Riverside Study: California App-Based Drivers Earned Over $34 Per Hour On Average
A comprehensive new study of app-based rideshare and food delivery drivers’ earnings and sentiment, published [...]
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Opinion
A court ruling against Prop 22 is an attack on democracy in California
In Washington, voting rights have taken center stage. Federal lawmakers are working to ensure that [...]
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Press Releases
In Case You Missed It: Legal Scholar on Superior Court Prop 22 Ruling
In a recent op-ed, Anthony Caso, Senior Legal Fellow at the Claremont Institute and clinical [...]
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Opinion
A Trial Court Misinterpreted the ‘Germane to a Common Theme or Purpose’ Test in Holding That Prop. 22 Violated the Single-Subject Rule
Proposition 22 passed 59% to 41% in November 2020, and classified most app-based drivers as [...]
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Opinion
What’s at stake in the Uber/Lyft/DoorDash case?
California voters overwhelmingly voted to pass Proposition 22 to overturn the botched policy in Assembly [...]
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Press Releases
In Case You Missed It: Pew Research Finds 78% of App-Based Workers Say Their Experience is Positive
An extensive new report by the respected Pew Research Center based on a survey of [...]
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In Case You Missed It: “Women turn to app-based delivery platforms for work flexibility”
A featured story on Good Morning America highlighted how women across the country are turning [...]
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One Year After Passage, Prop 22 Continues to Benefit Drivers, Consumers & California’s Economy
A year ago today, nearly 122,000 drivers and a diverse coalition of over 140 social [...]
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In Case You Missed It: Reverend Scarbrough Says Flawed Prop 22 Court Ruling “is a dangerous attack on direct democracy and the rights of voters.”
In a new op-ed published in Capitol Weekly, Reverend Darryl Scarbrough, President of the National [...]
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Opinion
Prop. 22 ruling hurts app-based drivers, California voters
All over the country, we’ve seen repeated attempts by some to undermine our elections and [...]
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Press Releases
LA County Price Control on App-Based Delivery Services Resulted in Higher Consumer Costs, Fewer Customers for Restaurants & Lower Driver Earnings
Today, the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Coalition, which includes app-based platforms DoorDash, Uber Eats, [...]
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Opinion
Is direct democracy under attack in California?
Sometimes it seems that nobody likes California’s direct democracy — except the voters. Some legislators [...]
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Press Releases
In Case You Missed It: “I am disappointed at the court’s decision to rule against Prop 22. I pray that his decision is overturned…”
In a recent op-ed, Revered K.W. Tulloss, President of the Baptist Ministers Conference Southern California [...]
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Opinion
Prop 22 is a benefit to our community
Some believe that our economy is rebounding but that is not the case in our [...]
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Press Releases
In Case You Missed It: “It is now a battle about the future of the initiative in California”
In a recent opinion piece citing the broad, unintended consequences of a seriously flawed Superior [...]
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Opinion
Appeals court must defend the right of initiative
A trial court judge recently decided that the Legislature can nullify Californians’ right of initiative. [...]
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Press Releases
New Survey of Drivers Shows Overwhelming Support for Prop 22 Nearly a Year After Passage
A new first-of-its-kind survey of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart drivers in California found that [...]
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Coalition Representing 122,000 Drivers + Diverse Organizations Follow CA Attorney General in Appealing Flawed Proposition 22 Ruling
The Protect App-Based Drivers & Services (PADS) Coalition, formerly the Yes on Prop 22 coalition, [...]
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Prop 22 Proponents’ Statement in Response to Seriously Flawed Alameda Superior Court Judge Ruling
Geoff Vetter, spokesperson for the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Coalition (PADS), released the following [...]
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In Case You Missed It: New Study Shows Rideshare Services Save Lives and Reduce Traffic Fatalities
A new analysis published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, conducted by Michael L. [...]
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App-Based Drivers Say Protecting Flexible Earning Opportunities, Higher Hourly Earnings & Health Care Stipend Among Top Prop 22 Benefits
In addition to saving hundreds of thousands of earning opportunities, more than six months after [...]
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Opinion
App-based services helped California survive the pandemic
The economic devastation of the pandemic is well-chronicled. At its peak, more than two million [...]
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Opinion
Latino restaurants are on the brink of disaster
Despite plans for a full reopening, recovery for San Francisco’s restaurant industry will be a [...]
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Press Releases
New Survey Finds 9 out of 10 California App-Based Drivers say Proposition 22 Had a Positive Impact on Their Lives
California Uber drivers are pleased with the historic new benefits, freedom, and flexibility provided by [...]
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News
How many Californians work in the gig economy?
Nearly 1.3 million Californians worked for apps such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart during [...]
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Press Releases
Report: More Than 1.2 Million Californians Earned Over $4.2 Billion in Income with App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Platforms
In 2020, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 22, which economic experts say helped stave off the potential [...]
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Report: App-Based Services Generated More Than $9 Billion to More than 117,000 Restaurants & Retailers
This new business and revenue proved to be a lifeline for restaurants and retailers during [...]
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Protect App-Based Drivers + Services Coalition Announces Relaunch
A growing coalition of nearly 40 community, civil justice, public safety, small business, technology platforms, [...]
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In Case You Missed It: New Instacart Report Finds Shopper Pay Increased More Than 30% Because of Prop 22
Sacramento, CA – A new report from Instacart details how Proposition 22, which was approved [...]
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Opinion
I’m a DoorDash delivery driver. Here’s why we can’t roll back Prop 22
I’m in control of when, where, and for how long I work — my independence [...]
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Press Releases
DoorDash “Dashers” are Earning 30% More While Maintaining Flexible Schedules Since the Passage of Prop 22
Sacramento, CA – This week, DoorDash, a member of the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services [...]
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Prop 22 News
Californians Approve Prop 22, Providing Hundreds of Thousands of Drivers Independence Plus Benefits, and Protecting the Services Millions Rely On
SACRAMENTO — California has spoken and millions of voters joined their voices with the hundreds [...]
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Prop 22 News
Hundreds of Organizations and Majority of Daily Newspapers Across California Endorse Proposition 22
SACRAMENTO — With just one day before Election Day, newspaper editorial boards, along with advocacy [...]
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Prop 22 News
New Yes on 22 Social Media Ads Highlight Customer and Small Business Reliance on App-Based Services
SACRAMENTO — The Yes on 22 campaign is unveiling a new slate of ads to [...]
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Prop 22 News
Why Yes on 22 is Needed for Drivers and Consumers: Deliv’s Failure Shows Employment Model Doesn’t Work
SACRAMENTO — Less than a week from election day drivers supporting Prop 22 are urging [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: New Independent Poll: 80% of California Rideshare Drivers and 84% of Delivery Drivers Want to Remain Independent Contractors
SACRAMENTO—A new poll released by Stride Health, a health care navigation startup focused on connecting [...]
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Prop 22 News
Why Yes on 22 is Needed for Drivers: Drivers Overwhelmingly Support Proposition 22; Majority Want to Stay Independent Contractors
SACRAMENTO — As Californians mail in their ballots and prepare to head to the polls, [...]
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Prop 22 News
Why Yes on 22 is Needed for Consumers: Independent Study Finds App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Costs And Wait Times Could Double
SACRAMENTO — An independent study from the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) found that an employment [...]
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Prop 22 News
Why Yes on 22 is Needed for Drivers: Independent Study Finds Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs Lost
SACRAMENTO - An independent study from the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) found that an employment [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: How Uber, Lyft and other gig work provides a safety net for Americans that unemployment checks cannot
SACRAMENTO - A new study by Jordan Nickerson, visiting professor at MIT Sloan School of [...]
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Prop 22 News
App-Based Drivers Say Prop 22 Needed More than Ever to Save Jobs and Services in Light of Appellate Court Ruling in favor of Preliminary Injunction against Ridesharing
SACRAMENTO - In response to tonight’s appellate court ruling, app-based rideshare and delivery drivers reaffirmed [...]
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Prop 22 News
Our View: Ballot Measures, Endorsements Recap
By Santa Clarita Valley Signal Editorial Board A yes vote allows companies not to classify [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: ICYMI: San Diego Union-Tribune and The Palm Springs Desert Sun Endorse Prop 22
SACRAMENTO - Another two major California daily newspapers, the San Diego Union-Tribuneand the Palm Springs [...]
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Prop 22 News
Vote yes on Prop. 22 to help — and not smother — the gig economy
By San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board Proposition 22 would categorize drivers for application-based rideshare and [...]
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Prop 22 News
Yes on Prop 22 helps drivers and would be a rebuke to the chaos that is AB 5
By Palm Springs Desert Sun Editorial Board Though we’re not fans of industry regulation by [...]
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Prop 22 News
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Endorses Proposition 22 with Yes on 22 Campaign Ad Airing Statewide
SACRAMENTO — Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), a force for positive change in transportation [...]
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Prop 22 News
We recommend: The statewide ballot propositions
By Chico Enterprise-Record Editorial Board PROPOSITION 22: Yes. This is the gig economy relief measure. [...]
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Prop 22 News
Opinion says yes to Proposition 22
By La Opinión Editorial Board One of the most controversial plebiscites that Californians will have [...]
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Prop 22 News
La Opinión dice sí a la Proposición 22
Uno de los plebiscitos más polémicos que los californianos deberán votar el 3 de noviembre [...]
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Prop 22 News
Prop. 22 would protect my flexibility to work independently
By Dave Thomasson As a musician, this pandemic has been brutal for me. Paying gigs [...]
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Prop 22 News
Our positions on state props: 8 no, 3 yes
By Redlands Community News Editorial Board Proposition 22. Yes. Prop 22 would allow app-based businesses [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: According to New Independent Poll Solid Majority of California app-based drivers support Proposition 22
SACRAMENTO — A new independent survey released this week found that 60% of California app-based [...]
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Prop 22 News
New UCLA Study is Latest to Show App-Based Drivers Are Better Off as Independent Contractors, Not Employees
SACRAMENTO — A new UCLA Anderson Forecast released this week was the latest study to [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: Momentum Continues to Grow as Faith-Based Leaders, Family Farmers, Social Justice, Small Business and Taxpayer Advocates Join Yes on 22 Movement
SACRAMENTO - The California Taxpayers Association (CalTax), Congress of Racial Equality, Latino Restaurant Association, California [...]
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Prop 22 News
Prop. 22 would let app-based drivers like me keep our freedom and flexibility
By Al Porche Six months into the worst health and economic crises anyone alive has [...]
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Prop 22 News
Why I’m Supporting Proposition 22: The Self-Employed Deserve A Voice
By Greg Ferenstein This post makes the case that there are millions of gig workers [...]
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Prop 22 News
New Independent Report Finds App-Based Rideshare and Food Delivery Costs & Wait Times Could Double Under Forced Employment Model
SACRAMENTO — A new report from the independent Berkeley Research Group (BRG) found that an [...]
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Prop 22 News
More than 100K App-Based Drivers Have Signed Up to Actively Support Prop 22
SACRAMENTO — In the wake of Sacramento politicians’ recent efforts that nearly resulted in the [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and East Bay Times Endorse Prop 22
SACRAMENTO — Three major California newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and [...]
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Prop 22 News
How to rescue hundreds of thousands of jobs in California during the pandemic: Yes to Proposition 22
By Alianza Metropolitan News Editorial Board How to rescue hundreds of thousands of jobs in [...]
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Prop 22 News
Don’t stifle the gig economy, vote yes on California Prop. 22
By San Francisco Chronicle Editorial Board Proposition 22 is a battle between two determined and [...]
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Prop 22 News
Prop. 22 would stop the assault on gig firms and workers
By San Jose Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards With the likes of [...]
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Prop 22 News
HopSkipDrive, a small rideshare platform founded by working mothers that helps families, students with special needs, students experiencing homelessness and foster youth, announces its support of Prop 22
SACRAMENTO — HopSkipDrive, a rideshare service that provides safe and reliable transportation for children and [...]
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Prop 22 News
Yes on 22: Preserve California’s gig economy
By Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial Board Proposition 22 is shaping up as a ballot-box [...]
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Prop 22 News
Rideshare Company For Kids Struggles Under AB5 Requirements, Supports Proposition 22
By CBSLA Staff Joanna McFarland said she and her co-founders started HopSkipDrive five years ago [...]
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Prop 22 News
White-Collar, White Professionals Get AB5 Exemptions. Why Don’t Black and Brown App-Based Drivers?
By Alice Huffman The California legislature is known for producing progressive, forward-thinking policies that empower [...]
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Prop 22 News
More than 25% of new national unemployment claims last week came from California
SACRAMENTO - According to data from the United States Department of Labor, California had 28% [...]
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Prop 22 News
Unions Seek to ‘Liberate’ Gig Workers From Flexibility
By Michael Saltsman Does the future of America’s labor movement run through our smartphones? As [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: The Bakersfield Californian Endorses Prop 22
SACRAMENTO — Noting that the measure is intended to “protect thousands of California’s on-demand drivers, [...]
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Prop 22 News
Over 100 exemptions to AB 5 make the case for Prop 22
By Jim Pyatt AB 5 is a hot mess. Mere months after it took effect, [...]
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Prop 22 News
Our View: Endorsement: YES on Prop 22 keeps on-demand drivers ‘independent’
By Bakersfield Californian Editorial Board Proposition 22 on the Nov. 3 ballot is intended to [...]
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Prop 22 News
Sacramento politicians move to exempt over 100 professions from AB 5 while ignoring hundreds of thousands of app-based drivers
SACRAMENTO - As the California State Legislature moves to exempt another 50+ professions and occupations [...]
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Prop 22 News
Rideshare, food delivery drivers hold event to support Prop. 22
Dozens of rideshare and food delivery drivers gathered in Sacramento to drum up support for [...]
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Prop 22 News
New Study Finds That Under Proposition 22 App-Based Drivers Will Earn At Least $25 Per Hour
SACRAMENTO - A new study co-authored by Dr. Christopher Thornburg, Director of the UC Riverside [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: Washington Post column decries “high-stakes game of chicken with some of its many ‘gig economy’ companies.”
SACRAMENTO—In case you missed it, a Washington Post column waded into the game of chicken [...]
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Prop 22 News
New Ad Campaign Highlights Need for Prop 22 to Save Hundreds of Thousands of App-Based Jobs
SACRAMENTO—The Yes on Prop 22 campaign released a new ad highlighting Sacramento politicians’ attempts to [...]
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Prop 22 News
It’s up to voters to save rideshare and delivery services from Assembly Bill 5
By Steven Greenhut - Editorial Board member, Southern California News Group Uber and Lyft, we [...]
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Prop 22 News
Court of Appeal Grants Temporary Stay to Save App-Based Rideshare Jobs
In response to the Court of Appeal staying the Superior Court’s ruling on a misguided [...]
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Prop 22 News
Yes on Proposition 22 to save ridesharing and worker choice in California
By Southern Californian News Group Editorial Board Since the California Supreme Court in 2018 handed [...]
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Prop 22 News
Future Of Ridesharing In California Rocky Following Judge’s Order On Drivers
Uber and Lyft are fighting for survival in California after a state judge ordered that [...]
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Prop 22 News
Yes On 22 Drivers Caravan Outside Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s Office to Protest Biased and Prejudicial Ballot Language
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Prop 22 News
What They’re Saying: California Media Skewers Attorney General Becerra for “Biased” Ballot Summaries
SACRAMENTO – Over the last week, multiple California media outlets have questioned California Attorney General [...]
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Prop 22 News
Yes on 22 campaign sues California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for writing a false and misleading ballot label and title and summary that is “obviously calculated to create voter bias against Proposition 22”
SACRAMENTO—The Yes on 22 campaign today filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleging [...]
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Prop 22 News
California needs to take this job away from Attorney General Xavier Becerra ASAP
By San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board One of state government’s worst traditions is once again [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: San Francisco Chronicle condemns Attorney General Xavier Becerra for “skewing the language” in favor of No on Prop 22
SACRAMENTO –The San Francisco Chronicle accused Attorney General Xavier Becerra of “skewing” the title and [...]
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Prop 22 News
Prop. 22 Protects Independent Contractors
By Dr. Tecoy Porter Sr. Although millions of Californians are suffering, people of color and [...]
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Prop 22 News
California attorney general loads language on 2 November measures
By John Diaz - Editorial Page Editor, San Francisco Chronicle California’s attorney general is charged [...]
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Prop 22 News
No on Prop 22 Campaign Ballot Arguments Full of Distortions, Deceptions and Outright Lies
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, the Secretary of State released the public display of the ballot pamphlet, [...]
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Prop 22 News
Leading CA social justice groups endorse Prop 22; urge elected leaders to follow
SACRAMENTO – Civil rights and social justice groups – including the California State NAACP, Si [...]
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Prop 22 News
An Endorsement for Prop 22
By Andrew Sheeler - Reporter, Sacramento Bee Proposition 22, a response to AB 5 that [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: National Black Chamber of Commerce Endorses Prop 22 – Save App-Based Jobs & Services Act
SACRAMENTO – The National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has endorsed Proposition 22 on California’s [...]
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Prop 22 News
Words Don’t Lie: Public Statements by AB 5 Supporters Expose Their Real Agenda is to Limit the Number of App-Based Drivers & Jobs Despite Record Unemployment
Sacramento, CA – Many of the loudest supporters of AB 5 claimed they were representing [...]
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Prop 22 News
App-based drivers and riders outraged by Attorney General and City Attorneys’ plan to file a motion for preliminary injunction that is aimed at taking away drivers’ choice to work as independent contractors – jeopardizing 900,000 jobs and essential rideshare and delivery services in the middle of a recession
Sacramento, CA – Drivers with the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services coalition expressed outrage today [...]
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Prop 22 News
Momentum builds as more than 75,000 app-based drivers have signed up to actively support ballot measure protecting their work as independent contractors
SACRAMENTO – The Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act continues to build momentum as more [...]
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Prop 22 News
Statement from the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Coalition Regarding San Francisco District Attorney Lawsuit that Seeks to Shut Down Independent App-Based Work
SACRAMENTO – In response to a lawsuit filed today in San Francisco Superior Court by [...]
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Prop 22 News
Amid pandemic and economic shutdown, 99,193 Californians found work in app-based delivery, an increase of 43 percent
Sacramento, CA – The number of new independent drivers earning income on delivery apps surged [...]
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Prop 22 News
California Voters Must Protect App-Based Drivers and Services
By Patricia Mulholland Five years ago, traditional jobs stopped being an option for me. As [...]
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Prop 22 News
CA voters can help fix a bad situation for gig workers, Modesto man says
By Jim Pyatt I’m semi-retired and usually drive rideshare part time. Like 80% of on-demand [...]
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Prop 22 News
Uber-Backed Gig Driver Question Qualifies for California Ballot
By Tiffany Stecker - Reporter, Bloomberg Law California voters will decide in November whether rideshare [...]
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Prop 22 News
In face of looming threats that would eliminate 900,000 app-based jobs, CA ballot measure qualifies to protect app-based drivers and services
Sacramento, CA - The Protect App-Based Drivers & Services coalition, a growing group of tens [...]
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Prop 22 News
Moms and students featured in new statewide ad campaign to protect app-based drivers and services
Sacramento, CA – With qualification for the November 2020 ballot imminent, supporters of the Protect [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: Delivery company’s implosion shows the risk of Assembly Bill 5
SACRAMENTO – An op-ed in the Orange County Register lays out the downfall of app-based [...]
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Prop 22 News
App-Based Gigs Keep Me Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Alfred Porche III Two months ago my entire life changed. In March, I worried [...]
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Prop 22 News
Delivery company’s implosion shows the risk of Assembly Bill 5
By Jeff Joseph Call it a case of missed delivery.
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Prop 22 News
New Economic Analysis: 900,000 App-Based Drivers Would Lose Work in California if Forced to be Classified as Employees
Sacramento, CA - A new report released today by the Berkeley Research Group found that [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: App-based delivery company Deliv shuts down and lays off hundreds of drivers in California soon after company converted independent contractors to employees
SACRAMENTO – According to the San Jose Mercury News, app-based delivery company Deliv is laying [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: Independent financial analyst says Uber and Lyft would need 75 percent fewer drivers if forced to convert from independent contractors to employees
SACRAMENTO – A financial analyst interviewed this week on the Rideshare Guy podcast said forcing [...]
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Prop 22 News
In Case You Missed It: New independent poll shows app-based drivers resoundingly prefer to be independent contractors by a 71-17% margin
SACRAMENTO – A new, independent poll released by the Rideshare Guy found that nearly three [...]
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Prop 22 News
App-Based Drivers Express Serious Concern that Lawsuit Could Shut Down Delivery and Rideshare Services and Jobs When Families and Workers are Struggling
SACRAMENTO – Today, members of the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services coalition expressed significant concern [...]
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Prop 22 News
Uber, Lyft press AB 5 initiative
By Andrew Sheeler - Reporter, Sacramento Bee The group behind a ballot measure intended to [...]
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Prop 22 News
As Californians depend on ‘essential’ app-based services, coalition of drivers and businesses submits signatures to qualify California ballot measure to protect drivers
SACRAMENTO – As app-based delivery and rideshare drivers continue providing essential services during the pandemic, [...]
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Statement from Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Coalition in Response to COVID-19
SACRAMENTO, CA -- The following statement can be attributed to Stacey Wells, campaign spokesperson for [...]
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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash campaign for ballot exemption from California gig law has 1 million signatures
By Carolyn Said - Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle Get ready for a blizzard of [...]
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Tech industry likely to qualify initiative that would reverse gig economy crackdown
By Jeremy B. White - Reporter, Politico The tech industry appears likely to qualify a [...]
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Campaign to Protect App-Based Drivers’ Independence & Flexibility Hits 1 Million Signature Goal in Seven Weeks
SACRAMENTO –The Protect App-Based Drivers & Services coalition announced today that overwhelming public support for [...]
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KFBK Radio in Sacramento covers Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act campaign details about the measure’s earning and benefit guarantees
KFBK Radio in Sacramento covers Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act campaign details about the [...]
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More than 50,000 App-Based Drivers Support November Ballot Measure to Protect Independent Contractor Status
SACRAMENTO – Tens of thousands of California veterans, teachers, firefighters, pastors, retirees, moms, dads, students [...]
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California’s Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Join Growing Coalition to Protect App-Based Drivers & Services
SACRAMENTO – Two widely respected statewide public safety organizations – the California Police Chiefs Association [...]
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The Gig Economy Offers Parents Options and Obstacles
By Dani Blum and Laura Vanderkam Most days, Shawn Morse of Milwaukee can be found [...]
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Court Hearing in San Diego Ratchets Up Threat to App-Based Drivers’ Independence and Flexibility
SACRAMENTO – The threat is rising against hardworking teachers, retirees, students, parents and hundreds of [...]
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Instacart Shoppers, Small Businesses and Other App-Based Drivers Outraged by San Diego City Attorney’s Lawsuit Attempting to Force Them to Become Employees
SACRAMENTO – Today app-based rideshare and delivery drivers from across the state reacted with anger [...]
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Gig economy initiative collecting signatures quickly, blows past 25%
By Mark Anderson - Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal A ballot measure supported by gig [...]
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Strong Early Voter and Driver Support Propels Ballot Initiative that will Protect App-Based Drivers & Services
SACRAMENTO – Momentum from voters and drivers is growing rapidly in support of the Protect [...]
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Coalition of App-Based Drivers, Public Safety Leaders, Small Businesses, Community Leaders, Rideshare and Food Delivery Platforms Launch Signature Gathering Campaign
SACRAMENTO – This week a broad coalition of tens of thousands of app-based drivers, small [...]
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Petitions to repeal gig-worker law begin circulating this week
By Dawn Kawamoto – Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Starting this week, your next [...]
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AB 5 Removes Flexibility of Rideshare Work But Voters Can Weigh In
By Maria Rodriguez I’m a single mom with three daughters who works as a school [...]
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How California’s new ‘gig economy’ law undermines my livelihood
By Akamine Kiarie In January, I’ll reach a lifelong dream: becoming a student at California [...]
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California’s new gig economy law was meant to help workers. But it will likely hurt them instead
By Louis Hyman - Contributor, CNN Business On January 1, a law went into effect [...]
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Despite AB 5, Uber Drivers Would Rather Quit Than Be Employees
By Tony Pierce On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5, which [...]
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Assembly Bill 5 is already destroying jobs and opportunities
By Kerry Jackson With Assembly Bill 5, lawmakers not only came up with a solution [...]
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Earning income on the side is a large and growing slice of American life
By Jonathan Rothwell Even after a long economic expansion, America is still the land of [...]
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In Case You Missed It: In just a month, 25,000 California drivers sign up to support ballot measure preserving independence and flexibility
SACRAMENTO – More than 25,000 rideshare and delivery drivers have joined the Coalition to Protect [...]
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In Case You Missed It: Independent Survey Finds Supermajority of Drivers Want to Remain Independent Contractors, not Employees
SACRAMENTO – By a 4:1 margin, app-based rideshare drivers want to be independent contractors – [...]
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In Case You Missed It: Southern California News Group endorses the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act
SACRAMENTO – Last week the 11 newspapers that make up the Southern California News Group [...]
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In Case You Missed It: Berkeley Labor Center exposes its bias
SACRAMENTO – Far from being independent or neutral, the Berkeley Labor Center – an organization [...]
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Ballot battle looms over Assembly Bill 5
By Los Angeles Daily News Editorial Board The battle over Assembly Bill 5, which forbids [...]
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In 3 Days, More Than 13,000 On-Demand Drivers Sign Up to Support the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act
SACRAMENTO – In just 72 hours, 13,491 California app-based rideshare and delivery drivers have signed [...]
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Setting the Record Straight About Earnings Guarantees and the Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act
SACRAMENTO - There have been a few misinterpretations, misrepresentations – and even an absurd analysis [...]
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Trio Of Tech Companies Wants Carveout From New CA Law That Classifies Its Workers As Employees
Not long after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB-5 into law, gig economy giants Uber, Lyft [...]
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California Destroys $1 Trillion Gig Economy With New Law
By Heidi Lynne Kurter - Contributor, Forbes California isn’t shy when it comes to making [...]
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Coalition of Rideshare & Delivery Drivers, Allies Launch Ballot Measure to Protect Right to Flexible Work as Independent Contractors for App-Based, On-Demand Drivers
SACRAMENTO – A coalition of drivers, business and community leaders today announced a new statewide [...]
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California legislators could save gig workers — or ruin the part-time economy
By Los Angeles Times Editorial Board California’s Silicon Valley created the “gig economy,” in which [...]
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