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Seeking Direction: Uber and Lyft Are All the Rage to Some and an Outrage to Others. Can Seattle Broker a Deal?
Ride-hail businesses have disrupted the transportation sector so thoroughly that cities like Seattle are forced to play catch-up with inadequate information as they try to regulate the new players while keeping legacy taxi companies viable.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Don Creery is one of more than 14,000 people who drive for Uber in the Seattle area. He drives 40 to 55 hours a week. Its his only job. I was looking for something else to do a few…
Why Seattle’s Attempt to Grant Collective-Bargaining Rights to Uber and Lyft Drivers Is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court
The ordinance that was passed by the Seattle City Council in 2015 is currently in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is contemplating the fate of Seattles ordinance granting TNC drivers collective bargaining rights. That ordinance, passed in 2015, allows drivers to elect to be represented by a qualified driver representative. If a representative…