Uber Drivers Are Contractors, Not Employees, Labor Board Says

The National Labor Relations Board, handing an important victory to Uber, has concluded that the company’s drivers are contractors, not employees. The move, outlined by the board’s general counsel in a memorandum released Tuesday, deals a blow to drivers’ efforts to band together to demand higher pay and better working conditions from Uber and its main rival in the ride-hailing business, Lyft. As a practical matter, the conclusion makes it extremely difficult for Uber drivers to form a union.

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