Encouraged by the arrival of a governor who has already gone to the mat as the attorney general against Uber and Lyft, a growing coalition of labor leaders and workers will press lawmakers this session to extend significant new protections to drivers on the popular ride-hailing platforms.
A new bill backed by the International Association of Machinists and 32BJ SEIU seeks to ensure workers for Uber, Lyft and other for-hire ride services can access a guaranteed minimum wage, paid sick time, unemployment insurance, discrimination protection and collective bargaining rights.
The Machinists’ union fought unsuccessfully last session for a narrower proposal focused mostly on collective bargaining. This time around, 32BJ SEIU – which in the past has organized personal care attendants and child care workers who, like app-based drivers, do not share a central work site – has added its muscle.
“This is the first time in Massachusetts that two union organizations of this size have teamed up to help drivers organize and pass legislation,” the coalition plans to declare Tuesday, according to information obtained by the State House News Service.
The bill does not require drivers to complete any minimum number of hours to qualify for a wage floor, workers compensation or discrimination protection. Some hour limits might come into play for benefits such as health care once those have been settled via the collective bargaining system the bill would create.
The effort faces opposition from...
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