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US court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors

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Re: US court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors

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Post by doktorhladnjak »

Jensson wrote: post #84
yieldcrv wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NRLB doesn't offer a clear way for contractors to unionize. By clear way, it might be "no way".

Contractors can form a company and negotiate with other companies as a group. Happens all the time.

This can be a form collusion that runs into anti trust law. There’s even a court case about this involving public defenders who were hired as independent contractors being unable to unionize for this reason.

Re: US court rules Uber and Lyft workers are contractors

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Post by nunez »

iLoveOncall wrote: post #92
nunez wrote: post #80

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they can't set their rates. that's a huge part of being a contractor.

They can. Refusing to take some rides that they do not deem profitable is the same as "negotiating their rate". If anything, they probably have a lot more power regarding compensation than if they were employees, all earning the same (definitely shitty) salary.

That's just refusing work at a given rate. A contractor can say "I used to charge $300/hr; I now charge $400/hr because $REASONS."

definitely agree on the drivers having more flex than employees, at least superficially. employees could always quit, though the mechanics of quitting are heavier for employers than terming a contractor are.

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