Politics May 20 Uber and Lyft say they’ll operate in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise By Associated Press
Nation Apr 08 Watch 5:44 Minneapolis becomes frontline in fight over fair pay for rideshare drivers The latest battle over fair pay for rideshare drivers is taking place in Minneapolis, where Uber and Lyft have threatened to leave the city over a new ordinance that sets minimum wages for drivers. As special correspondent Fred de Sam… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane
Economy Apr 21 Lyft employees brace for ‘significant’ layoffs as new CEO takes the reins Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher began steering the ride-hailing service with a eye of driving down costs to help bring its fares more in line with its biggest rival, Uber. By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Politics Feb 03 Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deaths Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort. By Hope Yen, Associated Press
Economy Jan 23 How many tech industry jobs have been cut in the past few months? In just the past month there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Here's a look at some of the companies that have announced layoffs so far. By Associated Press
Dec 02 Watch 6:12 Tech industry hit with massive layoffs as other employers add jobs By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The latest jobs report is further confirmation of a labor market that may be slowing down but has proven more resilient than many have expected. Many sectors are continuing to add jobs, but that's not true in the tech sector,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 5:43 2020 in review: Prop 22, school shutdowns and stranded American Samoans By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong discusses some of the biggest stories she reported on in 2020: How COVID-19 and school shutdowns impacted students and how hundreds of American Samoans are stranded in the U.S. for months because the island territory closed… Continue watching
Nov 04 Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers By Brian Melley, Associated Press Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services spent $200 million in California to keep drivers from becoming employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 12:35 This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work By Laura Fong This November, Californians will vote on the future of gig work for rideshare and delivery drivers for companies like Uber, Doordash and Lyft. While a new state law categorizes the workers as ‘employees,’ the companies, who have put over $181… Continue watching
Aug 20 California court rules Uber, Lyft can consider drivers as independent contractors for now By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Both companies had threatened to shut down if a ruling went into effect Friday morning that would have forced them to treat all their drivers as employees, a change they said would be impossible to accomplish overnight. Continue reading