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Re:With help from Teamsters, LA Uber drivers try to organize by sliverstorm on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @09:46PM (#7941811)
it's just a bullshit game for Uber to avoid regulations

That generally seems to be a critical part of their business strategy...

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Re:With help from Teamsters, LA Uber drivers try to organize by jjoonathan on Tuesday June 24, 2014 @11:35PM (#7942099)
Which is fine if you think the regulations are outdated.

The fact that drivers have tracked feedback, pre-negotiated prices, and a dispatch system that isn't overwhelmed by surges effectively negates the market failures that the regulations were originally designed to fix. I suspect that the regulations were a net value-add for most of their existence, but now that the smartphone age has enabled a market solution it's time to reevaluate the necessity of the regulations.

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