Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine Christopher Rowland, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Jacob Bogage, Abha Bhattarai and Laura Reiley, The Washington Post Dec. 20, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Uber and Lyft, which consider their drivers independent contractors, not employees, are making their size and organization a key part of the appeal for prioritization. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Images 2019 Companies across America - from Amazon and Uber to railroads and meatpacking plants - are lobbying states and the federal government to prioritize their workers for early immunization against the coronavirus amid limited supplies of the vaccine.