Massachusetts Uber and Lyft drivers who won a first-of-its-kind legal framework on election night to unionize in the state must battle rideshare companies and possible litigation threats on their way to a hoped-for contract for better pay and benefits.
Voters approved Massachusetts Ballot Question 3 on Nov. 5 with just under 54% support, creating a state-supervised system for rideshare drivers to form a union and collectively bargain with industry-wide standards. The companies have long classified drivers as independent contractors, which excludes them from legal protections including the right to unionize under the National Labor Relations Act.
The hurdles ahead for ...