While the legal status of rideshare drivers finally appears to be resolved, a new threat is looming with labor groups promoting an unnecessary ballot measure, known as Question 3.
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Posted inOpinion
Vote yes to let workers in the rideshare sector unionize
As someone who studies and works with companies and unions to build fair and productive collective bargaining relationships, I support this ballot initiative because I believe all workers should have the right to join a union if they want to do so.
Posted inBallot Questions
Campbell explains why she settled Uber, Lyft case on eve of likely court victory
“A win in court might have given drivers restitution for pay they were owed in the past, but a successful ballot initiative would have wiped out its impact going forward,” Attorney General Andrea Campbell said
Posted inOpinion
Liability not an issue with rideshare ballot question
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS this fall may be asked to decide, through a proposed ballot question, whether app-based rideshare and delivery drivers are independent contractors with unprecedented flexibility and substantial benefits. The […]
Posted inEconomy
Rideshare ballot showdown poses ‘unusual’ question
MASSACHUSETTS HAS A long history of putting complicated policy questions that lawmakers have been unable to resolve to a direct vote in statewide elections. This fall looks like it will […]