November 2024 - US - Massachusetts Ride-Hailing Drivers Win Right to Unionize

Massachusetts ride-hailing drivers secured the right to unionize through a statewide ballot initiative.

The initiative will give drivers for apps like Uber and Lyft the ability to form unions that have collective bargaining power — while still being classified as independent contractors.

The practice, called sectoral bargaining, allows workers to unionize as an industry— in this case, ride-hailing drivers— rather than as employees of individual companies. However, this initiative does not extend protections to food delivery drivers.

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