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Bill to unionize rideshare drivers the product of a decade of work

Ride share driver in car using the rideshare app in mobile phone. Image by Tero Vesalainen.

by BRIAN JOSEPH posted 07.02.2025

AB 1340 represents roughly a decade or more of work by labor in the state. Ever since Uber launched in 2009, there’s been an ongoing, global debate on whether rideshare drivers are indeed independent contractors, as claimed by the apps, or bona fide employees, as claimed by workers and labor advocates.

Capitol Weekly Podcast: David Cruz says “Yes” on 22

by Capitol Weekly Staff posted 11.01.2020

David Cruz is the head of the Economic and Business Council for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). LULAC has declined to take a position on California’s hotly-contested Proposition 22, but Cruz has been actively engaged in making the case to pass the measure, including an appearance in an October debate against Latina activist Dolores Huerta, who is in opposition. David joined us by phone to discuss his support for Prop. 22, including a novel take on how to view the nearly quarter-billion dollars spent on the campaign.