RECOGNITION UNDER AB 1340 IS ONE STEP:
WINNING REAL DRIVER JUSTICE WILL TAKE MUCH MORE THAN BARGAINING.

A message to RDU members - August 2026

This week, the state confirmed that SEIU/CGWU has enough driver support to move toward becoming the certified bargaining representative (union) for California rideshare drivers under AB 1340. To read our full public statement, click here.

Here’s what that means - and what it doesn’t.

What happened

CGWU/SEIU filed signatures showing support from over 30% of active CA drivers. That means CGWU/SEIU is on track to be the union that negotiates with Uber and Lyft.

Next Steps for RDU Members

RDU Members will continue our fights for fair pay and better treatment. Union negotiations is one tool - not the whole fight. Nine years of drivers organizing together, striking, fighting deactivations, and taking on Prop 22 doesn’t disappear because of another union was certified. Stay active with RDU in the fights for driver power! You don’t have to change who you organize with or who you trust.

Why this fight is bigger than one contract

Right now, under Prop 22, drivers are averaging less than $6/hour after expenses and unpaid wait time - nearly a third of California’s minimum wage. A contract would have to roughly triple driver pay just to reach minimum wage. That’s why RDU has always said the real fight is bigger than bargaining: it’s about using our historic wage claim to increase pay now, and tearing down Prop 22, the law that makes poverty pay legal in the first place.

What RDU Members are focused on right now

• Winning our wage theft settlement campaign - tens of billions of dollars owed to 2016-2020 California drivers, and real leverage to increase pay now for current drivers. 

• Defending drivers facing unfair deactivation, free of charge

• Fighting to repeal Prop 22 - the biggest legal barrier to fair pay drivers still face

• Pushing back on unchecked AI and algorithmic control of drivers’ work and pay

What you can do right now

1. Sign and share the wage theft petition (and keep your eyes open for next steps, coming soon!): https://www.drivers-united.org/wage-theft-campaign

2. Get help if you’ve been deactivated: www.drivers-united.org/deactivation-clinic

3. Stay connected - schedule a call with an RDU driver organizer about what’s next: www.drivers-united.org/schedule-call

We built this movement together, driver by driver. That doesn’t change now.

- Rideshare Drivers United