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By Nick Keppler, New York Times Steve McDougall earned about $900 a week delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash, whizzing through the heavy traffic of Gloucester, Mass., on an e-bike. The flexible hours allowed him to tend to his 15-year-old daughter and two parents with disabilities. “It’s not great money, but it’s freedom,” said Mr. McDougall, […]
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This week on The Workers’ Mic, Powered by the NCL, Ken Edwards, Ed Maher and Phil Davidson kick off the show by chatting with President-Business Manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, Jim Sweeney and the Vice President of IUOE Local 150 Jeff Horne. Listen in while Jim and Jeff discuss details pertaining to neutrality agreements, the recent neutrality agreement Local 150 signed […]
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By Elyssa Kaufman, CBS Chicago Negotiations over a proposed Chicago ordinance for better pay and protections for rideshare drivers could be upended. Uber confirmed it signed a “neutrality agreement” with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. The deal creates another path to better pay benefits, but workers would still be classified as “independent contractors.” […]
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By Justin Laurence, Crain’s Chicago Business Ride-hailing giant Uber has signed a neutrality agreement with a politically powerful union, a surprise move that has the potential to upend negotiations over city legislation that would provide better pay and worker protections to drivers. Approving the ordinance was already a tough lift in a fractured City Council […]
