Uber is doubling down on efforts to discourage Seattle drivers from organizing. The Stranger
Seattle made national headlines last December when it passed a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers for ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to unionize. The local ordinance, pushed through by a labor-friendly city council up for reelection, flew in the face of federal labor laws and promised to test the bounds of long-standing legal restrictions in the new “gig economy.”
Now, nearly a year later, actual unionization for drivers is nowhere in sight and Uber is doubling down on efforts to discourage Seattle drivers from organizing. The company says its efforts are in the interest of educating drivers about the new law, but the messaging shows a clear attempt to sow fear about what being in a union would mean for drivers.
