The city of Seattle has passed an ordinance unionizing rideshare drivers. This ordinance not only violates federal law, which exempts independent contractors from collective bargaining, but it hurts many of the drivers the unions seek to represent. Unions prioritize full-time and long-term employees in their contracts, which will penalize the type of part-time positions companies like Uber and Lyft offer, costing drivers money and flexibility. Read more about this poorly designed ordinance in James Sherk’s analysis on heritage.org’s website.
