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Uber, Lyft Poised to Lose Fight Against California Bill to Label Drivers Employees: Proposed law likely to upend the business model of companies that rely on ‘gig workers’

September 10, 2019

by VCUBNFO From the WSJ. The bill already passed the State Assembly 59-15 and is … Read more

Gas prices are down and more drivers will hit the road this Labor Day weekend, AAA says.

September 1, 2019

Today’s average gas price of just over $2.58 per gallon is 25 cents cheaper than … Read more

California city just voted to give a $30 minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers

August 10, 2019

via FC: In Los Angeles County, where the minimum wage is currently $14.25 an hour, … Read more

STUDY: 28% of delivery drivers have eaten your food

July 29, 2019

(WSET) — Ever wondered if a delivery driver took a bite of your food while … Read more

Drivers Beware: The Deadly Perils of Traffic Stops in the American Police State

May 14, 2019

by John W. Whitehead “The framers would be appalled.”—Herman Schwartz, the whim of every cop on the … Read more

Uber and Lyft’s accounting both define drivers as customers, not passengers, and this definition increases their sales $ by over 10%

April 29, 2019

From Wall Street Journal: Uber and Lyft each provide substantial discounts and incentives to riders, which … Read more

‘I made $3.75 an hour’: LYFT, UBER drivers push to unionize for better pay

March 22, 2019

For over a year Rob Mead has worked as an Uber driver in Reno, Nevada, to … Read more

Storm hits Midwest, dumps more than foot of snow in parts of Upper Midwest; 1,000+ drivers stranded in Colorado as blizzard paralyzes; HISTORIC STORM; NATIONAL GUARD CALLED IN

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

Interstates have reopened in North Dakota and South Dakota after a winter storm dumped more … Read more

Uber, Cabify “Evicted” from Barcelona as Turf War with Taxi Drivers Gets Ugly

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019

Will Madrid be next? By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Less than … Read more

YELLOW VESTS IN SPAIN- Taxi drivers cut the main Barcelona road, clashes between drivers/protesters

January 21, 2019

Protesters attacking Uber cars Así han cortado la Ronda Litoral los taxistas. Sin Guardia Urbana … Read more

Robert Shiller explains the issues he sees as the current drivers of markets.

January 8, 2019

Bloomberg, Released on 1/7/19 Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He … Read more

Taxi drivers in the belly of NYC multicultural Babylon, Uber competition, middle age, stress, debt, anti-depressants, suicide and fewer customers

October 2, 2018

Exerpt from article “NEW YORK — Both men were longtime taxi drivers from Romania. Both … Read more