United States: a drivers association mobilizes to defend the AB 5 law

Behind Californian Assembly Bill 5 that facilitates the official recognition of employee status for drivers with Uber and its competitor, Lyft, can be found the RSDU association – the Rideshare Driver United association, which is an association of approximately 7,000 members (5,000 of whom in California) that uses an ‘app’ to mobilize action and in this way gain advantage from the digital tools that are much prized by the gig economy.

Through . Published on 25 September 2019 à 11h50 - Update on 25 September 2019 à 15h00

Everything started two years ago during a meeting between software developer Ivan Pardo and Lyft driver Nicole Moore. Nicole put her previous trade union experience to effect and teamed up with Ivan to establish a drivers’ committee so they could talk about their day-to-day issues. The thing about Uber is that there is no physical or digital space for drivers to meet and exchange,…

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