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Uber, Lyft paid nearly $100K to firm of NAACP leader who backed their ballot measure

Labor rights groups say California's Proposition 22, which decided the fate of gig work in the state, will hurt communities of color.

Articleby Dara KerrNovember 20, 2020 5:37 PM PST

Uber's national push to cement gig worker status is underway

Using tactics from its Proposition 22 campaign in California, Uber has emailed drivers about a federal plan to keep them classified as independent contractors. And Lyft has formed political action committees in a handful of states.

Articleby Dara KerrNovember 20, 2020 12:49 PM PST

Uber, Lyft still sapped by COVID pandemic, plus 4 other takeaways this quarter

The latest earnings reports from both companies paint a complicated picture.

Articleby Dara KerrNovember 10, 2020 5:41 PM PST

Proposition 22, backed by Uber and Lyft, passes. Drivers say they'll keep fighting

A $205 million campaign comes to an end.

Articleby Dara KerrNovember 4, 2020 3:47 PM PST

Uber and Lyft's Prop. 22 win has national implications

California voters pass Proposition 22, denying gig workers the benefits of full employees -- after gig economy companies spent over $200 million on the campaign.

Articleby Dara KerrNovember 4, 2020 6:54 AM PST

California's Proposition 22 passes in big win for Uber and Lyft

Gig economy workers such as Uber drivers will still be classified as contractors on the roads around Silicon Valley's tech giants.

Articleby Richard TrenholmNovember 4, 2020 2:52 AM PST

Uber and Lyft paid $400K to firm conducting 'independent studies' on Proposition 22

The ballot measure campaign has been touting studies that show data favorable to the gig economy companies, but how independent are they?

Articleby Dara KerrOctober 31, 2020 5:00 AM PDT

9 great reads from CNET this week

How the coronavirus pandemic infected the world with lies, why Wi-Fi is a lifeline following a disaster and what the government's lawsuit against Google means for you.

Articleby Michelle MeyersOctober 24, 2020 5:00 AM PDT

Uber and Lyft need to make drivers employees, appeals court rules

California has become ground zero for gig worker status as a major lawsuit and a nearly $200 million ballot measure campaign heat up.

Articleby Dara KerrOctober 23, 2020 12:16 PM PDT

Uber, Lyft's ballot measure campaign gets nonprofit status for mailers, opponents cry foul

As the Proposition 22 battle heats up in California, opponents of the initiative say the campaign saved $1.5 million in postage using nonprofit status.

Articleby Dara KerrOctober 21, 2020 2:29 PM PDT

Uber engineer speaks out on company's $186M campaign, says it'll hurt drivers

"There's no way around it, Uber's Prop. 22 is a multimillion dollar effort to deny these workers their rights," he says.

Articleby Dara KerrOctober 6, 2020 5:23 PM PDT

Google's new Pixel 5, Seattle approves minimum wage for Lyft, Uber drivers

Today's major tech headlines include all the new Google products announced today, Facebook Messenger and Instagram to soon allow crosschat and Seattle's approval of minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers.

Videoby Jeff BakalarOctober 1, 2020 4:00 AM PDT