Newsom Praises SEIU Push to Unionize Uber and Lyft Drivers in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Californians working as rideshare drivers have a legally protected right to unionize under a state law enacted less than a year ago. He said SEIU’s California Gig Workers Union reached the support threshold to represent Uber and Lyft drivers statewide, potentially covering about 70,000 drivers, with the law extending union choice to over 800,000 gig drivers.