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WhatMatters

How California voters changed the future of work

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, November 5. Big loss for labor unions Uber and Lyft’s $206 million campaign to defy all three branches of California government has paid off — to the tune of $10 billion. That’s how much the gig companies’ valuations shot up after California voters approved Proposition 22 Tuesday night, exempting the […]

By Emily Hoeven • November 5, 2020

Elections

Voters help big business override California lawmakers

The Golden State will gain a strong ally in the White House and new national influence with a Californian as Joe Biden’s second-in-command.

By Laurel Rosenhall • November 4, 2020

Economy

After gig companies’ Prop. 22 win, labor groups vow challenges

A lopsided victory for the measure to keep Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart drivers classified as contractors with limited job benefits puts labor groups on defense.

By Lauren Hepler • November 4, 2020

Commentary

California voters like Biden, unions not so much

Voters in blue California are favoring Joe Biden and other Democrats but unions are faring poorly vis-a-vis corporations.

By Dan Walters • November 4, 2020

Elections

California election day 2020: The vote is in

Today’s the day, and CalMatters has a contingent of Votebeat reporters deployed around the state to bring you round-the-clock coverage of the 2020 Election. More than 11.2 million Californians voted early. Everyone else will cast their ballots in person today and we will be watching how that works, from the count, to any voting interference, […]

By CalMatters Staff • November 3, 2020

Commentary

Voters face three union-business conflicts

Three of California's 12 statewide ballot measures renew sharp conflicts between business and unions.

By Dan Walters • October 28, 2020

CalMatters en Español

Demandas y contragolpes laborales: los últimos días de la Propuesta 22

Las compañías ‘gig’ emprenden una ofensiva de gasto de último minuto después de que un tribunal decida que los conductores deben ganar como empleados y los sindicatos cuestionan las tácticas de la campaña.

By Lauren Hepler • October 27, 2020

Economy

Lawsuits and labor backlash: Prop. 22’s cutthroat final days

Gig companies embark on a last-minute spending blitz after a court rules that drivers should be paid as employees and labor groups question campaign tactics.

By Lauren Hepler • October 27, 2020

WhatMatters

Prop. 22 battle reaches fever pitch

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 23. Court rules against Uber, Lyft The stakes in the battle over Prop. 22 just got a lot higher. Uber and Lyft must reclassify their independent contractor drivers as full-fledged employees by late January, a California appeals court ruled Thursday — a decision voters could throw into question in […]

By Emily Hoeven • October 23, 2020

Politics

At a glance: See the biggest spenders in California’s prop battles

Californians are voting on 12 propositions, but not all are funded equally. Just take a look at that fat slab of lilac in the graphic below. No surprise for even the most dimly engaged Californians who have been bombarded with ads for weeks now: Funding for Proposition 22, a measure to exempt gig-economy companies from […]

By Ben Christopher • October 14, 2020