BOSTON, MA – March 27, 2024 – A new survey of app-based rideshare and delivery drivers found that more than eight-in-ten Massachusetts drivers (85%) support a ballot question that would allow them to remain independent while receiving new benefits. The new survey, conducted by Beacon Research, also found that the...
New Podcast From Host James “Jimmy” Hills Shares Stories From Rideshare and Delivery Drivers
BOSTON, MA – March 7, 2024 – Flexibility & Benefits for Massachusetts Drivers (FAB) is pleased to announce the launch of the “My Miles My Story” podcast with host James “Jimmy” Hills. On “My Miles My Story,” Hills speaks with rideshare and delivery drivers across the state who rely on their flexibility and...
New gig work ballot question lawsuit explained
Jennifer Smith, CommonWealth Beacon A coalition of labor leaders and ride-share drivers is asking the Supreme Judicial Court to block ballot measures that would classify the drivers as independent contractors rather than employees under Massachusetts law – and the suit may feel like déjà vu. It’s the second time in two...
A half-dozen ballot measures affecting Uber and Lyft drivers cleared a hurdle for the November ballot. It’s as complicated as it sounds.
Matt Stout, Boston Globe As many as six proposals that would reshape the employment status of Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts cleared a key hurdle toward making the November ballot, state officials said Wednesday, raising the prospect of voters confronting a complicated tangle of issues, unless state lawmakers act....
MCAS, legislative audit ballot questions advance toward November ballot
Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald Ballot questions nixing the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement and granting the state auditor the ability to open up the books of the Legislature advanced towards the November ballot Wednesday. Secretary of State William Galvin certified that the two questions, and five others,...
Rideshare drivers share testimony to protect their flexibility and independence
BOSTON, MA – October 10, 2023 – Today, rideshare drivers from across the Commonwealth testified in front of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to ask for their freedom and flexibility to choose when, where, and for how long they work. The Committee hearing covered dozens of pieces of...
Keller @ Large: 2024 ballot questions could bring major changes to Massachusetts
Jon Keller, WBZ News BOSTON – Your signature is going to be in demand outside area supermarkets in the months ahead, by backers of the 34 ballot questions certified to move ahead today by Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Not all of them are a lock to make it to the ballot in...
District Attorney study finds rideshare service correlates to decline in DUIs and arrests in massachusetts cities
DUI arrests dropped in Boston, Worcester, and Northampton after broad introduction of Uber, Lyft BOSTON, MA – August 22, 2023 – The introduction of rideshare platforms in three major Massachusetts communities correlated with a decrease in DUI incidents or arrests, according to a new study conducted for the National District...
Rideshare drivers gather in Boston: what they said about a renewed push for 2024 ballot measure
ALVIN BUYINZA, Mass Live Ahead of the 2024 election, Massachusetts app-based drivers are ramping up their efforts again to place a ballot question that would classify them as independent contractors with expanded benefits, instead of full-time employees. “I understand better than most what it means to be independent,” said Charles...
Opposing questions over gig worker rights could be on the ballot in 2024
LUCIA MAFFEI, Boston Business Journal Two groups with a keen interest in the status and rights of ride-hailing drivers and other app-based workers are aiming to get two opposing measures on the state ballot in 2024. The new efforts come a year after Massachusetts’ top court blocked a question on...