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App-based gig workers hold demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall to urge voters to vote no on Proposition 22, a ballot measure that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents, in Los Angeles on October 8, 2020. Photo by Mike Blake, REUTERS

Instacart, Lyft back in California political spotlight

by Emily Hoeven April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

The ripple effects of Proposition 22 are still reverberating in California labor politics — and could rear up in this year’s election.

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Pocos trabajadores de escasos recursos pueden votar sobre los sindicatos. ¿Puede California cambiar eso?

by Grace Gedye and Jesse Bedayn October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

California Divide

Few working poor get to vote on unions. Can California change that?

by Grace Gedye and Jesse Bedayn October 27, 2021October 26, 2021

Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle offering rides for UBER and LYFT in San Francisco Bay Area

California’s gig worker fight is back in the courts

by Dan Walters August 25, 2021August 24, 2021

AB 5

Rely on IRS rules for contract workers, not the ABC test of AB 5

by Guest Commentary March 19, 2021March 18, 2021

labor

Pandemic exposes corporations’ true aims: Gig-ifying more jobs

by Guest Commentary March 8, 2021March 4, 2021

Demonstrators calling for $15 an hour and a union protest at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Los Angeles in 2016. According to a recent report, California's economic divide has grown wider during the pandemic. Photo by Richard Vogel

Governor’s panel: State should help workers unionize, raise wages

by Emily Hoeven March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

small business

It’s time to reform AB 5 to help California’s business climate

by Guest Commentary February 5, 2021February 4, 2021

The number of people in California hospitals testing positive for the novel coronavirus is soaring. Photo via iStock

Restrictions ramp up as California coronavirus hospitalizations soar to new heights

by Emily Hoeven November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Uber and Lyft

Post-Prop. 22: A different approach toward Uber and Lyft – and ride-hailing

by Guest Commentary November 18, 2020November 18, 2020