Yes for Mass Drivers
Flexibility and Benefits for Massachusetts is a ballot question committee registered with the state of Massachusetts to provide educational opportunities for drivers and voters to learn more about the 2022 ballot question.
KINGA BORONDY, Telegram & Gazette The drivers are in agreement as to what they need and want in order to serve their communities as ride-share workers and delivery drivers: Good jobs that afford them the flexibility to set their own schedules and work when they have windows of opportunity. The...
Kinga Borondym, Telegram & Gazette Alex Guardiola, vice president if governmental affairs and public policy for the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, said ride-share workers are central to the economy. He noted the chamber has supported the ballot initiative from the start. “The drivers and consumers see the importance of...
MATTHEW MEDSGER, Boston Herald For the second election cycle in a row some Massachusetts rideshare drivers are working to have the voters decide whether they can be legally classified as independent contractors or employees. Before Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell sit no less than nine versions of an initiative petition...
NICOLE GARCIA, GBH Rideshare and delivery drivers took over the Boston Common to unveil plans for a new question on next year’s ballot, which, if passed by voters in 2024, would classify drivers as independent contractors. “The ballot effort we are launching today, which closely mirrors what we proposed last...
KINGA BORONDY, Telegram & Gazette Drivers differ on one question: whether or not a union is necessary to guarantee their jobs as app-based workers. A corporate-backed ballot initiative freezes out the union but offers some benefits. BOSTON – One of two groups championing the rights of ride-share and app-based drivers...
NATE RAYMOND, Reuters BOSTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The fight over the status of Uber Technologies (UBER.N) and Lyft (LYFT.O) ride-share drivers entered a new phase on Wednesday, as an industry-backed group and a labor union proposed letting Massachusetts voters decide whether their workers in the state should be treated...
KATIE JOHNSTON AND SAMANTHA J. GROSS, The Boston Globe Competing ballot measures would put the question of whether gig drivers are truly employees up for a vote in November 2024 The long-running battle over the employment status of Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts is ramping up again, with dueling...
Johnny Piccolo, Telegram & Gazette Rideshare drivers help restaurants and improve public safety by getting patrons home safely after a nice meal or a late night out. For years, drivers have been asking to remain independent contractors and keep the freedom and flexibility that they prefer.
Kelly Garrity and Lisa Kashinsky, POLITICO — DRIVING THE DAY: Business groups are pressuring Democratic legislative leaders to act on legislation that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors, the latest move in the long-running gig-worker fight. Read the letter to House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka.
JACK LANK, My Backyard News The gig economy is not only here to stay, but also increasingly important for our regional economy. New rideshare data released last week by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities found that the Attleboro region is one of the few in the state that has...
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