Take a look into what California's Proposition 22 is and why its a dangerous precedent for worker rights.

Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/uber-lyft-flee-california-austin/

https://prospect.org/labor/how-uber-and-lyft-are-buying-labor-laws/

https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_22,_App-Based_Drivers_as_Contractors_and_Labor_Policies_Initiative_(2020)

https://cal.streetsblog.org/2020/10/05/op-ed-californias-prop-22-is-not-only-bad-for-drivers-its-bad-for-traffic-and-the-environment/

https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-uber-lyft-ballot-initiative-guarantees-only-5-64-an-hour-2/

https://calmatters.org/election-2020-guide/proposition-22-gig-workers-ab-5/

https://www.forworkingfamilies.org/sites/default/files/publications/Rigging%20the%20Gig_Final%2007.07.2020.pdf

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/07/24/a-look-at-the-americans-who-believe-there-is-some-truth-to-the-conspiracy-theory-that-covid-19-was-planned/

https://prospect.org/labor/kamala-harris-uber-test-california-ride-hailing-law/

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