Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize
- Ruling makes it easier for workers to prove they’re employees
- Gig workers still face a number of hurdles to organize
Rideshare drivers use Lyft and Uber apps in Los Angeles.
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A US labor board ruling on Tuesday laid the groundwork for drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. and other gig workers to formally unionize – a still difficult but potentially transformative task.
In a ruling concerning workers at the Atlanta Opera, the National Labor Relations Board’s Democratic majority voted to make it easier for workers to prove they’re employees rather than independent contractors, granting them the right to organize.