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Vote NO On CA Prop 22: Reject This Corporate Power Grab

Here’s what you need to know about Proposition 22 on the California ballot, and why I’m urging you to vote NO on this corporate power grab. Right now, massive corporations like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Postmates, and Instacart are pouring nearly $200 million into a giant PR campaign designed to get you to vote for this. It’s their measure -- they put it on the ballot -- and it’s the most expensive ballot measure ever, not just in California, but in the entire country. Prop 22 would allow companies like Uber and Lyft to continue to misclassify employees as independent contractors, and eliminate the rights of millions of other workers -- who’d no longer be entitled to unemployment insurance, overtime, sick leave, protections against discrimination and sexual harrassment, or the right to collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions. A study by my colleagues at UC Berkeley found that under Prop 22, Uber and Lyft drivers would be guaranteed only $5.64 an hour -- a far cry from the $13 an hour minimum wage they’d otherwise get. And the vast majority would not qualify for the health benefits outlined in Prop 22. Uber and Lyft claim most drivers want to remain independent contractors because they prefer the flexibility. Rubbish. Uber cites two surveys to support this claim, one of them unscientific and the other paid for by Uber itself. The fact is, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Postmates, and Instacart and other corporations are spending hundreds of millions on this ballot measure so they won’t have to pay the costs of worker rights and protections. By not paying into unemployment insurance, for example, Uber and Lyft have saved a combined $413 million since 2014. But as a result, their drivers don’t qualify for unemployment benefits. Make no mistake: Prop 22 is a lousy deal for Uber and Lyft drivers, and for millions of other workers. This is why I’m urging you to vote NO on Prop 22, and to urge your friends and family to do the same. Don’t let big corporations pay hundreds of millions to strip workers of the rights and protections they need. 

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[calunitedlaw]

okay so let's talk about what Uber drivers in LA actually get paid — because the number Uber publishes ($34.46/hr) and the number drivers actually experience are very different things

here's the issue: under Prop 22 (passed in 2020), you're guaranteed 120% of local minimum wage — but ONLY for the time you're actively on a trip with a passenger. the 30–50% of your shift you spend logged on, waiting for that ping? completely unpaid.

when researchers at UC Berkeley's Labor Center ran the actual numbers, they found median pay for LA/SF drivers of around $5.97/hr after all online time was factored in. CalMatters put it at $9.09/hr with tips. both are below California's minimum wage.

and here's where it gets complicated: california's supreme court ruled in 2018 (Dynamex) that gig workers should generally be treated as employees — not contractors. uber kept classifying drivers as contractors anyway. that gap is the basis for thousands of ongoing back pay lawsuits covering the 2016–2020 period.

if you drive for uber (or know someone who does), the most important thing right now is documentation. screenshot your trip logs. track your total online hours, not just active ones. save everything.

[calunitedlaw]

The Hidden Math Behind Delivery Driver Pay in LA

Ever wondered why your delivery driver earnings seem lower than expected? It's all in how "active time" is calculated under Prop 22.

While the law promises 120% of minimum wage, that only applies to time spent on active deliveries - not the hours waiting between orders or driving to hotspots. For many LA drivers, that unpaid time represents 30-50% of their working hours.

Meanwhile, the California Supreme Court is deciding whether Prop 22 itself is constitutional, creating uncertainty about the future of gig worker classification statewide.

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