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Re:In Search of Uber’s Unicorn by foobarqux on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @06:31PM (#8524016)
I think the biggest threat to Uber is unionization (or other labor organizing).
Re:In Search of Uber’s Unicorn by 7Figures2Commas on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:30PM (#8524412)
While you can join a union as an independent contractor, independent contractors who are members of a union do not have the same bargaining rights and protections as employees who are members of a union. So here too, the classification of Uber's drivers makes a critical difference.