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The legislation would continue classifying these workers as independent contractors, prohibiting strikes and other work actions.
The aunt of an Uber driver gunned down in May is calling on rideshare companies to implement more security features.
The Independent Driver Guild set up a Friday afternoon vigil at the Uber Chicago Greenlight Hub for Joe Schelstraete and other rideshare drivers who were killed on the job.
Gig economy companies are backing state laws in New York and elsewhere that would cement drivers’ status as contractors in exchange for a union.
"We're all at risk when we're out there," said Lenny Sanchez, co-founder of the Independent Drivers Guild of Illinois. "We are extremely angered in general as a community."