Rideshare Drivers United is a democratic, driver-led organization of 20,000 app-based drivers in California. Rideshare Drivers United leaders believe that they can bring dignity to the rideshare driving profession by building a strong, driver-led organization to win fair wages and a voice on the job
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RDU Sues Uber, Lyft Changes Driver Pay & Uber Caps Gas Relief
Rideshare Guy - 4/21/2026
Uber Violated California Gig-Worker Law, Rideshare Drivers Group Says in New Lawsuit
KQED (NPR) - 4/21/2026
New lawsuit alleges Uber is violating drivers’ rights.
LA Times - 4/21/2026
Rideshare Group Sues Uber over driver appeals process
Daily Journal - 4/21/2026
Pacifica Evening News - April 20th (Start @ 45:35)
KPFA - 4/20/2026
Uber Flouted Prop 22 With Lack Of Appeals Process, Suit Says
Law360 - 4/20/2026
California ride-share driver group sues Uber
Jurist News - 4/20/2026
Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law
CalMatters - 4/20/2026
Uber flouting California law that shields it from driver lawsuits, group claims
Reuters - 4/20/2026
Wage Theft, Tip Shaving & $3K Uber Weeks – What's Really Going On?
The Rideshare Guy - 4/1/2025
California Uber and Lyft Drivers Push for Settlement in Wage Theft Claim
The Guardian - 3/26/2025
California in Settlement Negotiations with Uber, Lyft in Massive Wage-theft Case
CalMatters - 3/26/2025
California in Settlement Talks with Uber, Lyft Over Wage Theft Claims
Los Angeles Times - 3/26/2025
California Lyft, Uber drivers push for $1.3 billion wage settlement
Silicon Valley -3/26/2025
Uber, Lyft Drivers Rally to Call for Fair Compensation As Settlement Negotiations Continue
SFGate - 3/26/2025
Rideshare Drivers Rally in Downtown LA, calling for Justice in "Massive Wage Theft Scandal"
ABC7 - 3/26/2025
San Diego Rideshare Drivers Rally As Companies Settle Major Wage Theft Case
CBS8 - 3/26/2025
California in Settlement Negotiations with Uber, Lyft in Massive Wage-theft case
FOX KTVU - 3/26/2025
Rideshare Drivers Rally Statewide after 'Massive wage theft scandal"
Spectrum News - 3/26/2025
California in Settlement Talks with Uber, Lyft, over wage theft claims
Yahoo News - 3/26/2025
Rideshare Drivers Rally for Fair Compensation as talks continue over wage theft allegations
Local News matters - 3/26/2025
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers remain contractors due to California Supreme Court ruling
KPBS - 7/25/2024
“Estamos abandonados”: conductores de Uber, Lyft y DoorDash continuarán como contratistas
Telemundo - 7/25/2024
California Supreme Court Rules That Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Remain Independent Contractors
Wired - 7/25/2024
California Supreme Court sides with Uber, Lyft on controversial gig worker law
SF Gate - 7/25/2024
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash: CA Supreme Court Rules gig workers are contractors
LAist- 7/25/2024
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in California
TechCrunch - 7/25/2024
Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling
Seattle Times - 7/25/2024
Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling
Associated Press - 7/25/2024
Los Angeles Rideshare Drivers Join Nationwide Valentine's Day Strike for Fair Pay
CBS News -2/14/2024
Gig Drivers Strike in LA and Other Major Cities, Hoping to disrupt Valentine's Day Business
LA Times -2/14/2024
Uber, Lyft DoorDash Drivers Staging Valentine's Day Protest
Forbes - 2/13/2024
Business Insider - 2/13/2024
LAX Gets SHUT DOWN By Gig Worker Protest?!
Rideshare Guy - 05/10/2023
Uber, Lyft drivers protest low wages, unsafe work conditions
LA Daily News - 05/04/2023
California Supreme Court asked to step into Prop. 22 fight after union loss to Uber, Lyft
Sacramento Bee -04/25/2023
Uber and Lyft Are More Likely to Fire Drivers of Color, Report Says
Wired Magazine - 02/28/2023
Uber and Lyfts deactivation policy is dehumanizing and unfair
LA Times - 02/28/2023
California gig workers law Prop. 22 debated in appeals court
LA Times -12/13/2022
Gig bits: Biden’s crackdown on gig-worker exploitation finally arrives
Mission Local -09/21/2022
Uber, Lyft facing fines for failing to provide drivers with proper COVID-19 protections
SF Chronicle -08/09/2022
Drivers’ Lawsuit Claims Uber and Lyft Violate Antitrust Laws
NY Times - 06/21/2022
At least 50 US gig workers murdered or killed since 2017 – study
The Guardian - 04/06/2022
Lyft Drivers Protest Ride-Sharing As Pandemic Continues
CBS LA - 02/02/2022
Latino USA - 11/19/2021
Can Anyone Stop the Uberization of the Economy?
Intelligencer - 10/18/2021
After the Prop. 22 ruling, what's next for Uber and Lyft?
LA Times - 08/25/2021
Win for Gig Workers: California Rules Uber Can’t Hack Labor Laws
Inequality - 08/23/2021
Most California Rideshare Drivers Are Not Receiving Health-Care Benefits under Proposition 22
National Equity Atlas - 08/03/2021
Rideshare Drivers Stage One-Day Strike In LA, Other Cities Wednesday
CBS - 07/21/2021
Uber and Lyft Drivers strike over, working conditions
LA Times - 07/21/2021
“The PRO Act Could Give Us the Ability to Collectively Bargain”
Jacobin - 03/17/2021
Rideshare Drivers Rally for the Right to Organize
Spectrum News - 03/16/2021
Previous Next Issue 2: Tech Workers Stand With Gig Workers Against Prop 22 Going National
tech-workers coalition - 01/14/2021
It Took a Boatload of Uber Cash to Beat Self-Organized Drivers
Labor Notes - 11/19/2020
Uber and Lyft say the battle over AB-5 is about preserving flexibility for part-time gig workers.
Insider - 08/21/2020
Drivers rally against Uber and Lyft extortion
48 Hills - 08/21/2020
Uber, Lyft drivers in limbo as judge hears arguments in case brought by California
Marketwatch - 08/06/2020
Rideshare drivers stage protest while Uber and Lyft fight in court to keep them poor
Salon - 08/06/2020
Uber and Lyft face new lawsuit from CA Labor Commissioner
Techcrunch - 08/05/2020
California labor commissioner sues Uber and Lyft, alleging wage theft
LA Times - 08/05/2020
California lawsuit: Uber, Lyft committed wage theft
SF Chronicle - 08/05/2020
Lyft drivers have to pay for their own masks and hand sani
48 Hills - 07/23/2020
Uber Deducts Millions from Drivers’ Wages for Airport Tickets They Can't Appeal
Vice - 07/22/2020
Gig driver or Uber/Lyft employee? It affects unemployment benefits
SF Chronicle - 07/07/2020
Gig workers sound off on the Uber-Postmates deal: ‘It’s like an embezzler buying a bank
’Fortune - 07/07/2020
California seeks to force Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees within weeks
The Verge - 06/24/2020
Contested gig worker classification causes issues with jobless benefits
NPR Marketplace - 05/27/2020
Common Dreams - 05/05/2020
Uber and Lyft drivers accuse companies of holding up unemployment benefits
CBS - 04/21/2020
Business Insider - 04/16/2020
Uber, Lyft hit with claims of more than $630 million in back wages
LA Times - 04/15/2020
The Nation - 04/03/2020
Gig Workers Release Tool to Calculate Stolen Wages and Unpaid Expenses
Vice - 03/26/2020
Coronavirus is supercharging the fight over California’s new employment law
LA Times - 03/26/2020
Forbes - 03/19/2020
Uber and Lyft Drivers Ramp Up Organizing Efforts, But Question Big Unions' Motives
KQED - 03/03/2020
Things Aren't Looking Good for Uber in California
Gizmodo - 02/10/2020
California Protections for Gig-Economy Workers Kept in Place
Courthouse News - 02/07/2020
Drivers Claim Uber and Lyft Owe Them Millions in Wage Theft
Vice -02/05/2020
Uber, Lyft drivers tell state to enforce AB5, get us back wages
SF Chronicle - 02/04/2020
Rideshare Drivers From Around the World Are Coming Together, With Help From a Familiar Benefactor
Gizmodo - 01/29/2020
Can California rein in tech’s gig platforms? A primer on the bold state law that will try.
Washington Post - 01/14/2020
2019 was the year tech workers organized
Mashable - 12/26/2019
Fortune - 11/08/2019
LA City Council Proposes $30/Hr. Minimum For Uber And Lyft Drivers
LAist - 10/17/2019
A landmark law disrupted the gig economy in California. But what comes next for Uber drivers?
Vox - 10/04/2019
Uber and Lyft Drivers Gain Labor Clout, With Help From an App
NY Times - 09/20/2019
California just passed a landmark law to regulate Uber and Lyft
Vox - 09/11/2019
As Grass-Roots Labor Activism Rises, Will Unions Take Advantage?
NY Times - 09/01/2019
The Nation - 08/02/2019
Uber and Lyft drivers swarm Sacramento as lawmakers advance gig workers’ rights bill
LA Times - 07/10/2019
Secret meetings between Uber and labor unions are causing an uproar
Vox - 07/01/2019
Debate Over Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Rights in California Has Split Labor
NY Times - 06/29/2019
Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History
Gizmodo - 05/10/2019
Why the Uber Strike Was a Triumph
Slate - 05/10/2019
L.A. Drivers Strike Against Uber and Lyft
The New Yorker - 05/09/2019
Why Uber and Lyft drivers are striking
CNN - 05/08/2019
Uber drivers across U.S. strike ahead of ride-hail giant's IPO
CBS - 05/08/2019
Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Striking — And Call On Passengers To Boycott
NPR - 05/08/2019
Uber, Lyft drivers on global strike just before Uber's IPO
Good Morning America - 05/08/2019
Uber, Lyft drivers strike in cities worldwide ahead of Uber IPO
Al Jazeera - 05/08/2019
Uber drivers will go on strike over pay and benefits ahead of the company’s $90 billion IPO
CNBC -05/07/2019
Uber and Lyft drivers are planning a massive strike this week over work conditions and pay rates
Business Insider - 05/05/2019
Uber and Lyft slashed wages. Now California drivers are protesting their IPOs.
Washington Post - 03/26/2019
I’m Pretty Sure That I’m Losing Money at the End of the Day
Slate - 03/26/2019
Hundreds Turn Out to Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike
Gizmodo - 03/25/2019
Uber and Lyft drivers in Los Angeles strike over pay, working conditions
NBC - 03/25/2019
Uber and Lyft drivers protest low pay and opaque policies
Fast Company - 03/25/2019
Thousands of Uber drivers are striking in Los Angeles
Vox - 03/25/2019
‘I’m really struggling’: Facing pay cuts, some ride-hailing drivers prepare to strike
LA Times - 03/23/2019
Univision - 01/30/2019
Rideshare drivers hoping to unionize, force companies to improve pay
ABC - 01/30/2019