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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 [email protected] Constitutional Law Scholars, Former Fair [...] Read more
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On Valentine’s Day, App-Based Drivers Deliver on Love
Date: February 14, 2024 Contact: Molly Weedn, (415) 209-4217 [email protected] On Valentine’s Day, App-Based Drivers [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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, [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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, [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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. [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more
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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, [...] Read more
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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 [...] Read more