Today U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik ruled in favor of the City of Seattle in a lawsuit filed by the US Chamber of Commerce over the city’s ordinance granting Uber and Lyft drivers the right to collectively bargain.
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Judge issues preliminary injunction in lawsuit over Uber drivers’ union
Today Judge Robert Lasnik granted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit against the City of Seattle over its ordinance authorizing Uber and Lyft drivers to engage in collective bargaining. But it wasn’t all good news for the Chamber of Commerce and its member companies.
Continue readingUber drivers sue the City of Seattle
It feels like just piling on at this point, but to add to the city’s legal troubles, yesterday a group of Uber drivers filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle over the ordinance granting drivers the right to collective bargaining.
Continue readingUS Chamber of Commerce re-files lawsuit over Uber driver unionization
As I predicted last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has re-filed its lawsuit against the City of Seattle over its ordinance granting Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionize.
Continue readingFAS approves Teamsters as first Qualified Driver Representative for Uber/Lyft Drivers
Today the Department of Finance and Administrative Services approved Teamsters Local 117 as the first Qualified Driver Representative organization authorized to represent for-hire drivers that drive for Uber, Lyft and other transportation companies.
Continue readingUber sues the city over collective bargaining rules, in a weird way
Everyone knew it was coming: today Uber filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle to stop the collective bargaining process for its drivers from moving forward. But they’ve chosen a strange legal maneuver to do it.
Continue readingCity issues final rulemaking on Uber drivers collective bargaining
Yesterday the city’s Finance and Administrative Services (FAS)department issued its final rulemaking on the process of Uber and Lyft drivers organizing for collective bargaining.
Continue readingNews roundup for Wednesday: Uber drivers!
Yesterday’s public hearing on the city’s rules for unionizing Uber drivers tops this morning’s news.
Continue readingCity proposes Uber driver unionization rules
Last week the Seattle Finance and Administrative Services department published their proposed rules for the process of unionizing the drivers of Uber, Lyft, and other Transportation Network Companies (aka TNCs or “Driver Coordinators”).
Continue readingCouncil delays Uber union rulemaking until January
This afternoon, the City Council voted 9-0 to extend the deadline for rulemaking for unionization of for-hire drivers until January 17th, 2017.
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