Feb 19 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: White House says vaccine shipments delayed by arctic storm By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the White House confirmed the arctic storm has set back COVID-19 vaccine shipments, the U.S. is once again part of the Paris climate accord, the U.S. began allowing the first of thousands of asylum seekers… 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
Dec 07 Uber to sell self-driving vehicles arm amid pandemic struggles By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
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
Aug 20 Uber and Lyft threaten shutdown in California if state employee law goes into effect By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press At issue is a decision that could re-shape the so-called gig economy as drivers, delivery workers and others who work for popular apps on an as-needed basis seek improved working conditions and benefits that many in the workforce enjoy. Continue reading
Aug 19 Pandemic shifts how consumers use gig companies, poll shows By Cathy Bussewitz, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The pandemic shuffled the deck for the so-called gig economy as fear of contracting the coronavirus led many who once traveled in shared vehicles to stay home, and grocery delivery services struggled to keep up with demand from people who… Continue reading
Jul 06 Uber buys Postmates in $2.65 billion deal By Matt Ott, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The acquisition enables the ride-hailing giant to increase its delivery offerings at a time when the global pandemic has suppressed customers' desire for rides while boosting home delivery needs. Continue reading
Apr 02 Arizona justices uphold Phoenix airport’s Uber, Lyft fees By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press The ride-hailing companies have threatened to stop serving the airport over the $4 pickup and drop-off fees. Continue reading