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Yellow taxi drivers and owners gathered across from Gov. Hochul’s Manhattan office on Wednesday to demand a full exemption from the New York City congestion pricing plan. “Do the right thing!” the cabbies and cab owners chanted. “The rest of this economy runs because this industry runs on the streets,” said Bharavi Desai, head of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. “This makes no sense. This ...

Rideshare workers took over the sidewalk and streets in front of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York City offices.

The legislation, to be put forward by Council Member Shekar Krishnan (D-Queens), would prohibit rideshare companies from banning drivers from the app without just cause or advance warning.

Rideshare workers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA to refrain from imposing what they deem as a double tax on them and their jobs.

The MTA's congestion pricing plan is still running afoul of New York City's rideshare industry and its tens of thousands of drivers, even after the agency

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Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault.  In March, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would remove liability protections for ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft.  Illinois does not currently classify ride-share drivers as “common carriers” like train conductors, airline pilots and taxi drivers. That means if a rider...

Local rideshare drivers are organizing with a group that’s come under scrutiny in the past by some labor activists and organizers.

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Uber and Lyft drivers will rally at airports across Florida Friday kicking off a historic effort to unionize rideshare drivers in the state.