Unionized but impotent? Row erupts over gig workers’ labor proposal

New York bill would give gig workers path to unionize but at steep price, opponents say, as bill wouldn't define them as employees

A huge controversy has erupted among labor unions after several unions joined with Uber and Lyft to develop legislation in New York State that would deliver on one of labor's major goals: giving many gig workers a quick path to unionization.

The legislation would make good on another labor objective: allowing industrywide bargaining for gig workers, specifically the roughly 250,000 app-based drivers and food delivery worker in New York.