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Drivers, unions and labor experts urge committee to reject data bill they say would delay Question 3 unionization
Summary
Rideshare drivers, union representatives and labor-law experts told the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy that H.3470 and S.2259 — bills framed as data-privacy measures — would duplicate existing protections and delay implementation of Question 3, blocking drivers from moving forward with union recognition.
Rideshare drivers, union leaders and labor-law scholars told the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy that proposed legislation (H.3470 and S.2259) framed as protecting driver data would instead delay the implementation of Question 3 and slow drivers’ efforts to form a union.
Question 3, passed by Massachusetts voters last November, creates a path for app-based drivers to seek collective-bargaining recognition. Witnesses said the bills on the committee’s agenda would add new requirements that are redundant of existing law and of Department of Labor Relations rulemaking now underway, and would likely postpone drivers’ ability to submit authorization cards and seek recognition.
Drivers who testified described safety and economic pressures on the job and…
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