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DESCRIPTION:On Friday, Uber and Lyft sent mass emails and in-app notifications to their 
 drivers urging them to oppose Assembly Bill 5, the California legislation 
 that would enshrine basic worker protections for Uber and Lyft drivers in 
 the state. The companies made it seem as if they were working on their own 
 package of new policies for drivers, when in reality the new policies were 
 copied almost verbatim from platforms that drivers have been pushing for 
 months.\n\nThe move comes just a few days after the heads of both Uber and 
 Lyft wrote an op-ed in the Chronicle saying they were ready to come to the 
 table and work with drivers. Now that both companies have unilaterally 
 decided to oppose AB5 and attempted to use drivers as free lobbyists, we 
 know that was a lie.\n\nOn Tuesday, June 18, at 11 am, drivers with Gig 
 Workers Rising will be holding a press conference outside Uber's 
 headquarters in San Francisco to speak about the latest moves from the 
 company and launching a petition for drivers in support of AB5. Drivers 
 will be urging Uber employees to speak to their executives about this 
 disingenuous move by the companies and let them know that drivers were not 
 consulted and do not stand behind Uber and Lyft's actions.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/17/18824027.php
SUMMARY:Uber/Lyft drivers hold press conference in response to companies' opposition to AB5
LOCATION:Outside Uber HQ on 1455 Market St 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/17/18824027.php
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