Price Fixing: The Legal Argument That Could Destroy Uber

Re:Price Fixing: The Legal Argument That Could Destroy Uber by klyrs on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @12:36PM (#19971795)

Indeed, one such guild already exists. This seems like a strange oversight for an otherwise well-researched article. Unions represent employees, guilds represent contractors.

https://drivingguild.org

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Re:Price Fixing: The Legal Argument That Could Destroy Uber by kop316 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @01:16PM (#19972197)

I would argue it's not just a "strange oversight", a lot of the article falls apart with that knowledge. The article continues with:

"This is because we have a different label for when different corporations get together and determine the cost for their services. We call it price fixing. And price fixing, under the Sherman Antitrust Act, is illegal."

However, such a practice is legal and is very well known. Musicians do it, and a lot of other skilled labor have similar things (I seem to recall IBEW is another such organization).

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