This post was originally published on TAP : The American Prospect.
Half a Win for Uber and Lyft Drivers
Despite Donald Trump’s unprecedented war on unions, there remain ways, as I noted yesterday, that Blue states—states with Democratic trifecta governments—can fight back on workers’ behalf. Last week, California did just that, as the Democratic-dominated state government helped craft a deal that would permit Uber and Lyft drivers to form unions and bargain collectively with those companies. As had not been the case before, Uber and Lyft signed on to the deal.