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Re:Gig economy companies spent more than $200M to bankroll P... by rtkwe on Friday November 13, 2020 @10:11AM (#25083041)
> P.S. Most Uber drivers, when independently polled, are for Prop 22. It's the unions that were pushing this, so they can collect union dues and grow their revenues.

I wonder if this would remain true if you weighted by the number of drives given, there certainly seems to be a distinction between part time and full time drivers. The former could be more numerous while Uber depends on the latter to provide the bulk of their supply.

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Re:Gig economy companies spent more than $200M to bankroll P... by viscanti on Friday November 13, 2020 @12:44PM (#25085046)
Prop 22 allows for treating drivers differently based on how many hours per week they drive. Previously a gig economy company needed to decide how to classify their entire workforce (a single driver treated as an employee meant all need to be). It seems reasonable to be able to treat full time drivers like full time drivers and part time drivers like part time drivers. That's why CA voted for prop 22.
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