[Parley Baer]

The wife and I voted for Prop 22. The only proposition we voted for. All the others we voted NO on.

[NohSpinZone]

The death rattle of the private-sector unions can still hurt in the right places - commie California is one of those places.

[Leaning Right]

As the article noted, Uber and Lyft provide a great public service. Instead of drinking and driving, many young people will drink, then call Uber or Lyft.

So naturally CA’s liberal elite tries to interfere with that. The Nanny State always thinks it knows better. And it is always wrong.

[dynachrome]

“rideshare and delivery drivers who wish to remain independent”

Comrades! Follow the directives of your maximum leader, Newsome! Independence from the collective is bad! No to critical thinking! We will think for you! Love Big Brother!
Now, go back to hating orangeman.

[C19fan]

No sympathy for these Gig companies. They got into bed with Democrats and the Left and now they caught a STD.

[C19fan]

Prop 22 made it on the November ballot, and have spent over $190 million in education and advertising

Good gawd...it was not that long ago $190 MM was the amount a POTUS campaign would spend.

[P-Marlowe]

The crazy thing is, libs use it the most. A lot of young libs never learned to drive, they don’t own cars and use Uber for everything. Then they vote for the idiots who drafted this law.

[GOP Poet]

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[Strident]

I thought this affected every type of contract work not protected under interstate commerce oversight (that’s commercial trucking)

IT specialists, caterers, etc.

all I ever see is stories about Lyft and Uber.

Again, besides killing the app-based economy, this will kill the gig-based economy.

Collateral damage.

[Reno89519]

Very little sympathy for Uber and Lyft. As employees or contractors or whatever they wanna call it, they should be paying appropriate commercial insurance, etc.

[glennaro]

I think it’s going to win big as there are many, many “independent contractors” in California that will benefit when Prop 22 passes for Lyft and Uber.

[blueplum]

cab companies last I looked had to carry 1Million dollars in liability ins per cab. Dispatch logs can be used to verify income, tips excepted. Drivers are routinely randomly drug tested and FBI-background checked processed by the local PD. Their meters and vehicles are inspected once a year for accuracy/safety. How does that compare to uber/lyft?

I’ve also seen the complaint that the uber/lyft drivers want paid sick leave, vacation and medical. Although most work less than 20 hours a week and work for more than one vendor. I don’t see how that works out logistically for the companies. If a driver works 6 hours a week, how much sick leave or vacation time would they actually accrue, compared to say, office workers? Who pays the medical? If companies are supposed to provide that, and the drivers drive for 2 or 3 companies, how is that shared out?

I see the emotional arguments but not much red meat. So for me, I haven’t decided yes or no yet.

[Intar]

I'm voting no for these reasons:

• The entire law needs to be repealed as it is a power grab for California against the labor market and is designed to empower labor unions.
• It destroys independent musicians, artists, and contractors and forces them to give the rights to their works to large corporations.
• Communism uses Corporatism as a means of controlling commerce via government owned corporate monopolies. This law is a big step in that direction.
• Uber and Lift are both guilty of deceptive trade practices and violation of consumer privacy. They also encourage Marxist thought via their stance on social justice issues and use their apps as a way to push those platforms.
• Uber and Lift do not disclose the level of liability to their drivers and uses this ignorance as a means to push their service. Once a driver gets into an accident and realizes their insurance does not cover it, they have no recourse. Uber and Lift both have a due diligence to disclose the liability risks drivers assume when signing up to provide service.
• Uber (especially) and Lift are supporters of the Democrat party and donate money to their causes; let them reap the rewards (/s) of this relationship.

[dfwgator]

California Uber Alles!

[Pajamajan]

Yes on 22.

No on everything else.

Recall Newsolini.