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California’s vote to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors has emboldened other employers to eliminate salaried positions—and has become a cornerstone of bigger plans to “Uberize” the U.S. workforce.
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Moore, a Lyft driver, a Los Angeles County employee, and a former union organizer, warned the attendees not to place their faith in a middle-ground deal. “Our work is like everybody else’s work,” she said. “If we compromise employment rights, we’re going to have a whole lot of people, including ourselves, who are second-class.”
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