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RandySF

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Fri Sep 20, 2024, 10:19 PM Sep 2024

Question 3: What to know about the ballot measure that would allow rideshare drivers to unionize [View all]

Controversy over rideshare drivers in the state has been at the forefront of conversations for the past few years. From impounding illegal mopeds to urging companies to enforce safe driving practices to questions over workers’ rights, the debates over this emerging industry are ongoing.

Come November, voters in Massachusetts will take up another issue: whether the drivers should be allowed to form unions for collective bargaining with transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft.

Currently, the drivers for the two companies do not qualify to form unions, like most other jobs in the state. Ballot Question 3 aims to change that.

If the ballot measure passes, to form a union, the drivers would have to collect signatures from at least 25% of active drivers or those who have completed more than the median number of rides in the past six months.



https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/09/20/massachusetts-ballot-question-3-rideshare-drivers-unions/

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