'Uber got off really lightly': drivers' union hopes dashed by two big setbacks
by Julia Carrie Wong and Danny Yadron from Technology | The Guardian on (#1BHCP)
As a lawsuit against the company was settled, a lawmaker said she would suspend a push for collective bargaining among independent contractors
"It is what it is," said Douglas O'Connor, the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Uber that was settled on Thursday, dashing hopes for a very public courtroom debate over employment classification in the gig economy.
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