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we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall ...

Uber and Lyft want drivers to remain as independent contractors, and some drivers are fighting for the right to unionize.

The big fight over gig drivers’ rights in Massachusetts revolves around employment status, but another battle is also being waged over allowing these drivers to form a union regardless of how they’re classified.

The Rideshare Justice Bill in the Massachusetts Legislature would alter rideshare app drivers’ routes by codifying minimum compensation, create the right to organize a union, add discrimination protection, workers compensation

The Rideshare Justice Bill in the Massachusetts Legislature would alter rideshare app drivers’ routes by codifying minimum compensation, create the right to organize a union, add discrimination protection, workers compensation

BOSTON — Two more high-profile ballot questions could soon face the state’s highest court after opponents challenged the eligibility of measures seeking to eliminate the separate tipped minimum wage and

BOSTON — Two more high-profile ballot questions could soon face the states highest court after opponents challenged the eligibility of measures seeking to eliminate the separate tipped minimum wage and

“Buried within the Petition's 8810 words and 32 double-spaced pages lurk a host of disparate policy questions that the proponents have chosen to engraft to the deceptively simple question of whether Drivers should be permitted to organize to establish wages, benefits, and working conditions,” the complaint reads, in part.

Two more high-profile ballot questions could soon face the state's highest court after opponents challenged the eligibility of measures seeking to eliminate the separate tipped minimum wage and to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize.

Two more high-profile ballot questions could soon face the state’s highest court after opponents challenged their eligibility.