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New Study Finds Chicago Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Paid Below Minimum Wage

In 2019 and 2020, ride-hail drivers brought in less money than the state-wide minimum wage after expenses and taxes.

On Tuesday, a new study published by the nonprofit Illinois Economic Policy Institute found that Uber and Lyft drivers in Chicago were paid below the minimum wage in 2019.

The researchers write that "the treatment of [Transportation Network Provider] drivers as 'independent contractors' suppresses their earnings, shifting income from the workers to the executives and shareholders of TNP companies."

Ride-hail drivers for Uber, Lyft, and Via may make between $19 and $23 an hour in gross earnings, but the study found this does not account for significant expenses and taxes. In 2019 the minimum wage was $13 an hour, but the average driver earned $12.30 an hour, according to the study. In 2020, the minimum wage was $14 an hour but drivers only earned $13.62.

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California Proposition 22

If you are resident in California please be aware to vote ‘NO’ on Prop 22

What is Prop 22?

Prop 22 is a bill that would consider app-based drivers (uber, lyft, etc) to be independent contractors and not actual employees.

Of course some of those who are backing prop 22 are Door Dash, Uber, and Lyft. They do not want to pay or give any honest wage or work conditions the driver is entitled to compared actual employees. So, no sick days, worker compensation, etc. Proposition 22 will help the corporations more than the actual driver.

Read more about it in the link below:

California Proposition 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020)

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California’da Uber ve Lyft Şoförlerine Sendika Hakkı AB 1340 Yolda

California, gig ekonomisinde tarihi bir dönüm noktasına yaklaşıyor. AB 1340, ya da resmi adıyla Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, Uber ve Lyft gibi platformların sürücülerine sendikalaşma ve toplu pazarlık hakkı tanımak için hazırlanıyor. Yasa, Massachusetts’ten sonra ABD’de ikinci kez bu tür bir hak sağlayacak. Sürücüler, uzun süredir düşük ücretler, sigortasızlık ve…

California’da Uber ve Lyft Şoförlerine Sendika Hakkı AB 1340 Yolda

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Judge Rules Prop 22 Unconstitutional, Which Could Affect Uber, Doordash, and Lyft Drivers

Plus, a special dinner at Republique this weekend, and Primo’s gives away donuts

In a move that could significantly affect working conditions for Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other gig economy drivers, the LA Times reports that a state Superior Court judge has ruled Proposition 22 unconstitutional. The measure, which passed by a 58 percent majority in last year’s election, had allowed companies who hired drivers and other workers to be categorized as “independent contractors,” and prevented workers from unionizing. Uber and other companies spent over $220 million dollars to prevent their workers from being covered by the 2019 law AB 5, which required gig workers to be classified as employees instead of independent contractors. It’s unclear how the judge’s ruling will affect consumers who use Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and other delivery apps, but this could mean drivers must be paid the state or local minimum wage, which could, in turn, raise prices across the board. Eater SF reports that despite the threat of higher prices if the proposition failed to pass, UberEats and Doordash raised prices anyway.

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Judge rules California ride-hailing law unconstitutional

It exempts Uber and others from a law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections.

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“ In 2020, California approved Proposition 22 – a referendum written by Uber’s lawyers and backed by the most powerful “gig” companies in America. The ballot measure protected these companies from new rules classifying their workers as employees, and when it passed it was a dream come true for some of the most powerful corporations in the U.S. Our latest short documentary explores the referendum’s fallout and the budding workers’ movement among workers for companies like Uber, Instacart, Lyft, and DoorDash. “