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Big blow for labour rights of gig workers. The fact these companies could throw big $$$ funding a campaign to exempt themselves from law is shocking - corporate lobbying on steroids. https://t.co/2g9B1zlUq8
— Joe Westby (@JoeWestby) November 4, 2020
So disappointing. A real blow to workers. This is all part of a larger erosion of labor protections that we should all be incredibly worried about. -J https://t.co/M8NKoyGXrX
— Aloud (@aloudonline) November 4, 2020
California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 22, a ballot measure that allows gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft to keep treating drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. The victory could help remake U.S. labor laws. https://t.co/ea6QLE57fB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2020
Huge #USElection win for $200 million Uber/Lyft campaign to win exemption from California labour laws (outspending 10:1).
— Joseph Dancey (@josephdancey) November 4, 2020
What now for 20th century compact on tax, employment rights & how workers make enough to live if laws no longer apply to Big Tech, venture capital or #4IR? https://t.co/BEG9TOjtVd
"The idea preventing people from being their own contractor, setting their own times, doing all that, rather than having the state do it, is nuts," says Barry Diller on Prop 22 in California. "We can't overregulate these things." $LYFT $UBER pic.twitter.com/6UFGLs58Mm
— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) November 4, 2020
Uber and Lyft spent $200 million to convince people it couldn't afford to pay employees.
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) November 4, 2020
It worked.
When you're a big corporation, you don't have to play by the rules of everyone elsehttps://t.co/nP9RaLDM8x
California’s new privacy ballot passes. Funds new privacy enforcement division, closes some loopholes on the major data collectors (Google, Facebook) and makes it very hard for them to weaken in the future. Enforcement in 2023. https://t.co/TeamAt1ZGT
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) November 4, 2020
With more than half of the state reporting, the prop is winning by nearly 58%.
— Miranda Green (@mirandacgreen) November 4, 2020
The fight by tech giants to pass it has lead to most expensive ballot race in California’s history https://t.co/RyMi6VP1Kw
I would restate this. CA recognized that AB5 was simply money buying legislation in Sacramento. @LorenaSGonzalez trying to help her donor the @SEIU The editorial groups of all major papers called this out. & Willie Brown. A great light shown on an ugly political process. https://t.co/qdtcxBmODG
— Bill Gurley (@bgurley) November 4, 2020
California’s #AB5 has been a case study in bad lawmaking. Intended to target Uber & Lyft, it ended up penalizing all freelance work. Various industries then lobbied for exemptions and now Uber & Lyft exempted as well via ballot initiative. What a ? show. https://t.co/fMJcPQyCIG
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) November 4, 2020
Uber and Lyft Drivers in California Will Remain Independent ... which means that the company won't have to pay for health care, unemployment insurance and other benefits. https://t.co/FbuhhoOiM5
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) November 4, 2020
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have spent over $186,000,000 on Prop 22 in California — a ballot measure that leaves drivers without guaranteed sick leave, health care, bargaining rights, or a minimum wage.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 3, 2020
Vote NO on 22.
Please spread the word. pic.twitter.com/Rf45qw2ECF
I didn’t hear a single worker defend this, and I’ve spoken with numerous. https://t.co/8flIf5mkLp
— Sean Zevran (@SeanZevran) November 4, 2020
A coalition backed by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and PostMates spent $200M to reverse a law that classified their workers as employees. That law, AB5, went into effect not even a year ago, and tonight they won exemption through a ballot proposition. https://t.co/jYqLuQ6QP8
— Jacob Ward (@byjacobward) November 4, 2020
I've been wondering what exactly Lyft is up to for the past 6 months of the pandemic. Rides are still down 50-70% and frankly their service is atrocious in major markets like LA (can't match w a driver consistently and supply/demand pricing is out of whack). https://t.co/eIy9eJRIiQ
— Harry Campbell (@TheRideshareGuy) November 3, 2020
In a brief aside for all my Californians... this is a big deal with a big price tag.
— Steve Patterson (@PattersonNBC) November 4, 2020
It will have immediate ramifications on the well-being of the people that fuel what is essentially our form of reliable/widespread pseudo public transportation in many areas. https://t.co/Oftp1UBJ5M
Okay. Lots going on in America. But this is significant. At huge expense big tech has just bought its way to weaker employment rights & standards for gig workers in California https://t.co/ykbT1Vx0pu
— Andrew Pakes (@andrew4mk) November 4, 2020
? ? New: 5 of Lyft’s 17 top execs internally announced their departure in last couple months, including 2 yesterday. $lyft https://t.co/7twwOEniNJ
— Amir Efrati (@amir) November 3, 2020
Prop 22's passing shows us that businesses can violate the law and spend $$$ to carve out exemptions after the fact.
— Kevin Cashman (@kevinmcashman) November 4, 2020
And here's a misleading headline: drivers will not "Remain Independent", their precarious and illegal working conditions are now legal.https://t.co/lpnKW4eoJX
In bitter loss for labor groups, California voters give big win to Uber/Lyft drivers and other gig workers.
— Beverly A. Pekala (@PekalaLaw) November 4, 2020
Workers will remain independent and not be considered employees.#Jobs #Economy #Uber #Lyft #business #smallbusiness#ElectionResults2020 https://t.co/ncAPbV1fNK
Passage of Prop 22 in Cali is a very bad result for drivers and the union movement. I'm stunned. We need to fight this in NY and nationally https://t.co/ao7EU2JolN @NYTWA @NYSAFLCIO @CentralLaborNYC @32BJSEIU @WorkingFamilies @ASAAL08 @AOC @jessicaramos @ZohranKMamdani https://t.co/AULnds7zFF
— Ali Najmi (@Ali_Najmi) November 4, 2020
Uber and Lyft Drivers in California Will Remain Independent$UBER △ 12.4% | $LYFT △ 15.6%
— Stocktwits (@Stocktwits) November 4, 2020
via @nytimes https://t.co/FBUN7DeuPc
Prop 22 projected to pass, effectively taking out the primary targets of #AB5/2257. Uber and Lyft Drivers in California Will Remain Independent - The New York Times https://t.co/41iTfmNoZB
— Lizelle Brandt (@LizelleBrandt) November 4, 2020
The worst news I woke up to was Uber & pals successfully bought Prop 22 and get to destroy labor laws in California. It sucks but sadly I expected as much from a state that loves exploitive underemployment as much as they tout being socially progressive https://t.co/5X9w97lC6J
— Henry Gilbert (@hEnereyG) November 4, 2020
Employment has always been a threat for the gig economy. For over a decade, city and state officials have tried to push Uber into hiring drivers. A progressive wave and a CA Supreme Court ruling got them very close — only to have CA voters push back. https://t.co/QaxyzIWCtG https://t.co/CJx7FBvPpE
— o...k (@kateconger) November 4, 2020
"With the gig work model cemented in California, Uber and other gig economy companies are expected to pursue federal legislation that would protect them from similar employment laws in other states."
— R Givan (@rkgwork) November 4, 2020
https://t.co/nbcRQ93thZ
Uber and Lyft-backed Prop. 22 passes in big loss for California's gig drivers https://t.co/splhstCgtk pic.twitter.com/xLArOcJIFB
— John Rampton (@johnrampton) November 4, 2020
.@kjacobs: "If you're a barista, you are paid whether or not there's someone at the counter at the moment." But under #Prop22, drivers are NOT paid for the time they spend waiting for job requests to come in. @iaivanova https://t.co/pPaTUJUH92
— Berkeley Labor Center (@UCBLaborCenter) November 3, 2020
California bill passes allowing Uber to call workers contractors, deny them benefits https://t.co/wUQKboL7dY pic.twitter.com/9cAL6UBaGz
— New York Post (@nypost) November 4, 2020
Uber, Lyft shares surge after key ballot win in California https://t.co/Yveh7LAkla pic.twitter.com/KvdAq56sT0
— New York Post (@nypost) November 4, 2020
@LorenaAD80 will blame “big money” from #Uber and #Lyft for the victory of @VoteYesOn22. But give credit to a band of angry #freelancers who fought for free to help cripple her destructive law, #AB5. https://t.co/CqdlP2atWR
— 78tiger (@78tiger) November 4, 2020
Briefly switching gears back to tech here: NBC News projects Proposition 22 will pass in California -- a major win for Uber and Lyft, who had been fighting a legal challenge from the state, which claimed their drivers should be classified as employees https://t.co/g9hJIrN8K2
— Lauren Feiner (@lauren_feiner) November 4, 2020
Hasn't officially been called, but NBC projects Prop 22 will pass, too. What a disaster — but when you have $200 million in VC cash to spend on mailers and ads and outreach, it's not necessarily surprising.https://t.co/derR1UsPn2
— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) November 4, 2020
Uber and Lyft projected to prevail in California ballot measure exempting them from state labor lawhttps://t.co/SpL5fZtC8W
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) November 4, 2020
California voters snub union-backed lawmaker by exempting Uber, Lyft drivers from #AB5 https://t.co/k9Mq5A2Jgn
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) November 4, 2020
こっちも地味だけど、カリフォルニア在住だと生活に関わる投票。結果はyeshttps://t.co/JNBtKOGbsS
— Keiichiro Ono (@c_z) November 4, 2020
I'm so utterly disappointed in this supposedly progressive state. https://t.co/2lvKnpm3fp
— Keep LA (from) Socializing ? (@EntitledCycling) November 4, 2020
캘리포니아에서 주민투표 이뤄진 법률개정안 22호에서 우버/리프트 등 플랫폼 사업자가 승리, 개인 사업자들을 직원으로 인정하지 않아도 돼. https://t.co/PDU513o17d
— 푸른곰 (@purengom) November 4, 2020
For Uber, Lyft and Doordash, a $200 million advertising blitz well spent. The contractor model they popularized is here to stay. @kateconger with the details on why if you live in CA, your mailbox has been stuffed with "yes on 22" flyers for weekshttps://t.co/X80TSv9cBw
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) November 4, 2020
The most expensive ballot measure in California history passed, meaning app-based drivers will remain as independent contractors and not employees.https://t.co/xGhM0Q8xkz
— Emmanuel (@eh_mah_nwel) November 4, 2020
Gig workers represent an increasing number of Americans who don't want to be bound by constraints like an office, set hours, or a traditional employer-employee relationship.
— Financial Services GOP (@FinancialCmte) November 4, 2020
Preserving this flexibility supports gig workers & reflects a changing workforce. https://t.co/GNMN7CB2KG
In California where #Biden got 65%, #proposition22 exempts Uber, Lyft, DoorDash From Reclassifying Drivers. This is what I call « Democrats Avocado Toast », people who do not care for 14h a day no social security drivers, and are only concerned about them https://t.co/2ofvsvTfHu
— Ludovic Subran (@Ludovic_Subran) November 4, 2020
California voters have exempted ride-hailing and delivery companies @Uber @lyft @DoorDash @Postmates @Instacart from reclassifying drivers as employees after the costliest ballot-measure in state history https://t.co/VUtfFkCzuz
— Preetika Rana (@Preetika_Rana) November 4, 2020
캘리포니아 주민발의안 22호 투표, 우버, 리프트, 도어대쉬 등 플랫폼 사업자의 승리로 끝났군요. 드라이버를 직원으로 분류할 필요 없고 노동법 회피 가능. AB5 무력화. 허허
— lunamoth (@lunamoth) November 4, 2020
California Voters Exempt Uber, Lyft, DoorDash From Having to Reclassify Drivers - WSJ https://t.co/WMZnDQ5Ceq
This flexibility angle, the idea that "independence" itself was unchallenged by the press and even some critics. Even today, the NYT headline is almost celebratory — "Uber and Lyft drivers will remain independent." They're given the benefit of the doubt.https://t.co/hnr2I5aQYa pic.twitter.com/KA8TpNloUk
— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) November 4, 2020
disastrous https://t.co/OfGXpzUQHt pic.twitter.com/WDLrHNf7cZ
— Alex Press (@alexnpress) November 4, 2020
just a reminder that DoorDash was brazenly stealing driver tips until the NYT ran an expose & that Tony Xu defended the practice till the end
— Joe Rivano Barros (@jrivanob) November 4, 2020
and this is the guy who's going to "champion new benefits structures" for gig workers across the countryhttps://t.co/D9VTbV2YQU pic.twitter.com/jkutTLjXgl
Big gig corporations (looking at you Uber & Lyft) aren’t going to be held accountable to pay their workers fair wages & benefits.
— Rep. Deb Haaland (@RepDebHaaland) November 4, 2020
That’s why I introduced the #GigIsUp Act to protect workers. https://t.co/6Lm3lczBRt
Companies getting over on workers by classifying people as “contractors” when they are in fact, employees.
— Eric Junior (@ericjunior) November 4, 2020
The glorification of being self-employed is one of the greatest American Scams in the history of the Working Class.#Prop22 is trash. https://t.co/uDc09JJw1e
.@WSJ - Voters in #California approved #Prop22 that will exempt ride-hailing and delivery companies from reclassifying their drivers as employees. #Election2020 https://t.co/clFLfTBj8o
— Insurance Information Institute (@iiiorg) November 4, 2020
カリフォルニアで実施された住民投票で、ギグワーカーを従業員として扱うよう義務付けた「AB5」の対象から、Uber, Lyft, Doordashなどの運転手を除外する提案「Prop 22」が賛成58%、反対42%の賛成多数で可決
— Kohey / Rakuten USA (@Koheiya) November 4, 2020
結果Uberなどの運転手は個人事業主として働くことになる https://t.co/FNLwmMEcrM