Massachusetts Drivers United

Justice for App Workers.

[Working Mass @dsaworkingmass]

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Members of @DriversUnitedMA write that the recent @MassAGO settlement with @Uber + @Lyft does not go far enough in enforcing app-workers’ employment rights.

https://t.co/YLCmirHJ4m

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

When we fight - we win!

[Working Mass @dsaworkingmass]

BREAKING🚨🚨🚨

@MassAGO reaches settlement with Uber and Lyft - agrees to $175 mil reimbursement, minimum earning guarantee tied to inflation, 40 hours of earned paid sick leave, health insurance stipend, and more

[Working Mass @dsaworkingmass]

Adam Kaszynski, president of @NSlaborcouncil kicks of the council’s education conference this morning. Co-hosted by @massaflcio, UMASS Lowell Labor Education Program, and Merrimack Valley Labor Council.

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

Who funded the study?

[MA Coalition for Independent Work @MA_CFIW]

In January of 2020 in Massachusetts, services provided by app-based drivers represented 85,133 earning opportunities.
- A study done by Beacon Economics projects that reclassifying drivers could mean a loss of at least 49,270 earning opportunities.

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

Platforms don’t drive passengers or drop of deliveries… workers do. And they don’t trust Uber and co., not for a second.

[MA Coalition for Independent Work @MA_CFIW]

Massachusetts residents have come to rely on app-based rideshare and delivery platforms, based on data from 2021. Here are some of the numbers:
- 39.5 million rides were completed using app-based rideshare in 2021.

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

Company unionists are doubling down on their tricks - they present their legislations as banning company unions - but the devil is in the details. Taking a page out of #BugGig’s book.

This time around we are not facing them alone. The rest of labor has wised up. #1u

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

NOTHING “FOR” THE DRIVERS WITHOUT THE DRIVERS!
In our meeting tonight our membership decided to take a clear stance on new proposed legislation. A “union” funded by the companies - in which members do not elect their leaders - is not a union, it is a puppet show and a dues scam.

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

@RepKClark A large number of our rideshare-driver members live in Malden and Revere and they deserve a fully-funded NLRB.

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

Politics should not be pay to play! https://t.co/c9B04VavFw

[Nicole Moore @nicoemoe]

We pooled our data - 12,000 rides given by drivers in CA under Prop 22 rules. The data shows : Prop 22 merely legalizes LyftUber's ability to pay drivers next to nothing - while having us finance their entire fleet. @_drivers_united /1 https://t.co/0qwgMSzQbh

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

We were out today at the airport lot with a team that collectively can speak English, Arabic, Portuguese, Bengali, and Chinese - to deliver a message that crosses all language barriers: “Drivers deserve respect from Uber and Lyft.” #1u #unionpower #UnionYes #PassHB1094

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

All workers in this country are entitled to a decent standard of living. That is not a radical idea.

[Tami Gouveia @TamiGouveiaMA]

I am proud to have earned the endorsement of @driversunitedMA. We must ensure that our app-based workers are getting the protections they deserve for fair wages and working conditions. I will be a champion for workers’ rights as the next LT. Governor.

[Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher @LorenaSGonzalez]

Good morning to everyone who thinks the fundamental right to organize and form a union should belong to every single worker!

[Nichole Mossalam @NMossalam]

I have stood with Uber/Lyft drivers and other gig workers for years. I am ready to fight for all those struggling to make ends meet. They deserve dignity, benefits, and protections!

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

#TeamGouveia

[Tami Gouveia @TamiGouveiaMA]

Honored and humbled to go early vote with my family. Early voting is fast and easy! Find your location at https://t.co/163dKI55xX #mapoli

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

Everyday, app workers face low pay, misclassification, and harassment + racism on the job - all without union rights.
We are backing these four amazing women because app-workers need champions - and we trust them to take the fight to @Uber @lyft @DoorDash @Grubhub! #FightLikeHell

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

WE ARE PROUD to endorse for four amazing champions of the working class. All app workers + union members should cast their votes for @TamiGouveiaMA for Lt. Gov; @TerriTauro4Mass for 8th Essex; @erika4rep for 27th Middlesex; and @NMossalam for 35th Middlesex. #MApoli #UnionStrong

[Massachusetts Drivers United @DriversUnitedMA]

@NMossalam has shown her tremendous support for app-workers, helping to defeat BigGig's ballot initiative. Nichole understands the issues of racism and xenophobia which many gig-workers face, on and off the job. If you want justice for immigrants and workers, vote Nichole!