Labor/Employment
Mar. 8, 2021
Federal labor law could allow gig drivers to unionize
If Congress doesn't pass the ambitious federal bill, the prospect of gig workers unionizing would still be on the table as long as President Joseph Biden's administration controls the National Labor Relations Board, attorneys say.
By establishing an "ABC" test as the standard for deciding whether a worker has the right to collectively bargain, the federal Protecting the Right to Organize Act could potentially allow gig drivers to unionize -- even though Proposition 22 currently prevents them from doing so in California.
If Congress doesn't pass the ambitious federal bill -- which is commonly referred to as the PRO Act and would make sweeping amendments to the...
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