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The Fight Against the Corrupt Rideshare 'Union' Bills Is Just Getting Started

Grassroots organizing won the day in New York, but Uber and Lyft aren't finished.

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Paul Blest
Jun 09, 2021
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A New York State Senate bill that would keep drivers from companies like Uber and Lyft classified as independent contractors in exchange for being nominally recognized as part of a union officially died a belated death on Tuesday. Diane Savino, the Democrat pushing the bill, told Bloomberg that she wouldn't introduce the bill this yea…

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