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December 15, 2021

Boston Business Journal: Ahead of gig worker ballot question, a new survey ignites debate

65% of gig platform workers agreed with the 62% of Americans who took the survey and said gig workers should be treated as independent contractors

December 15, 2021

Rideshare driver Raya Denny on October 21, 2021 in Springfield. Photo by Angela Rowlings

December 10, 2021

WBUR: Companies promise new benefits for drivers under Mass. ballot proposal. Labor advocates see attempt to skirt wage laws

"For me, flexibility is everything, and I need to remain flexible because I am a college student."

December 10, 2021

Prossie Namanda, rideshare driver

December 9, 2021

ICYMI: Pew Research Center releases new independent survey of U.S. adults showing 92% of rideshare drivers drive part time, with a majority fewer than 10 hours per week

94% of U.S. adults believe gig platform jobs are a generally good way to earn extra money as a side job or to have the ability to work a flexible schedule.

December 9, 2021

Raya Denny, rideshare driver

December 8, 2021

State House News Service: App driver campaign claims first paid ad of 2022 season

83% of app-based drivers support keeping independent contractor status while requiring companies to provide new benefits.

December 8, 2021

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December 7, 2021

GBH News: Mass. voters to weigh in on gig economy and labor laws in 2022 ballot questions

'The drivers say that they like the flexibility of being able to drop in and out and they don't want to be full-time employees.'

December 7, 2021

Luis Ramos, rideshare driver

December 6, 2021

POLITICO: Coalition proposing 2022 ballot question to classify app-based drivers as independent contractors launches new website and digital ad

"We need new rules for the road," a woman says in the minute-plus video that officially launches the “Yes for Massachusetts Drivers” campaign.

December 6, 2021

Apryl, rideshare driver

December 6, 2021

New Video: Drivers Tell Voters Directly Why Flexibility & Benefits Ballot Question Matters to Them

With signatures submitted and certified, driver-backed committee launches new video, website

December 6, 2021

Springfield, Mass., - Massachusetts App-based workers and partners take the first steps toward a 2022 ballot question that would grant new benefits for app-based rideshare and delivery drivers while allowing them to maintain their flexibility as independent contractors while participating in a rally outside Springfield City Hall on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Photo by Christopher Evans

November 16, 2021

260,000 signatures submitted to local clerks in support of flexibility and benefits for rideshare & delivery drivers

Massachusetts rideshare and delivery drivers and their allies have submitted 260,000 signatures to local town and city clerks in support of a ballot question that would protect flexibility and secure access to new benefits for drivers.

November 16, 2021

Rideshare driver Raya Denny on October 21, 2021 in Springfield. Photo by Angela Rowlings

November 1, 2021

The Sun Chronicle: Lyft, Uber drivers in Attleboro area, state say flexibility is more important than benefits in app-based company debate

"Drivers need freedom to drive when we want to and when we need to. That freedom is priceless."

November 1, 2021

Grubhub driver Pam Bennett on October 21, 2021 in Springfield. Photo by Angela Rowlings

October 6, 2021

ICYMI: 84% of California Rideshare & Delivery Drivers Recommend that Massachusetts and Other States Pass Laws Like Prop 22

“Prop 22 has been the best thing to happen to drivers in California, and the proposal in Massachusetts, with sick time and paid family and medical leave, is even better."

October 6, 2021

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