Uber/Lyft drivers say they were misled into petitioning against workers rights

Now, some drivers in California have told Recode they’ve been confused and misled by the emails and in-app messages Uber and Lyft have sent urging them to sign petitions or contact their local legislators to voice opposition to potential worker reclassification. One of the reasons drivers say they’ve been misled is because the messages Lyft and Uber have sent don’t mention AB5 at all — both companies have markedly refrained from ever mentioning the law in their oppositional messaging — and they also don’t mention the potential for drivers to become real employees. Uber

Other drivers told Recode that because of the manner in which the in-app messages appeared in Uber and Lyft, they thought it was mandatory to sign a petition or send an email to legislators.

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