Tag: california

April 21, 2021

Gov. Newsom’s ‘petitions’ + Prop. 22 backers reunite to lobby + CalChamber’s vaccine campaign

COALITION REFORMS ‘TO PROTECT APP-BASED DRIVERS’ Last year, gig economy giants like Uber and Lyft built a coalition of organizations to help them pass Proposition 22, the initiative that generally...

April 20, 2021

California’s AB 286 is a hidden tax on consumers and small businesses. The legislature should vote NO

Our coalition of community organizations, minority-owned businesses, small businesses,taxpayer advocates restaurants, merchants and app-based drivers strongly oppose AssemblyBill 286. While AB 286 purports to help restaurants and merchants, the bill...

August 12, 2020

California’s political leaders are pushing rideshare companies and consumers will suffer

San Francisco, CA – On Wednesday, the CEO of Uber said that if California’s AB5 law is carried out against rideshare firms, the company will consider pulling all of its...

September 12, 2019

Is the gig economy bill a disaster or triumph for ride-hailing? Depends on who you ask

Uber and Lyft have been warning drivers about the end of flexible schedules, and passengers about more expensive rides that take longer to arrive, all thanks to a California bill that...

September 11, 2019

California’s effective outlawing of contractors will make consumers worse off

California’s effective outlawing of contractors will make consumers worse off Sacramento, CA – On Tuesday, the California State Senate voted in favor of AB 5, requiring all companies using contract workers in...