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Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts can unionize without being full-time employees
Massachusetts has passed a statewide ballot initiative that gives rideshare drivers the opportunity to unionize while remaining independent contractors.
The measure will allow the state's 70,000 rideshare drivers to form unions and leverage collective bargaining power, which is not permitted for independent contractors under the National Labor Relations Act. The initiative also creates a hearing process so that drivers for companies such as Lyft and Uber can bring complaints about unfair work practices to a state board. The biggest news stories this morning: Japan sent a wooden satellite to space, The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is fully back in action with saving pages, Sony will discontinue its pricey camera drone.
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