Quartz, 1/7/2016
Seattle just made history. On Dec. 15, and over the strong objections of industry behemoth Uber, the City Council unanimously passed an ordinance permitting for-hire drivers, including those that drive for Uber and Lyft as well as taxi drivers, to organize and collectively bargain with the companies they work for.
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Second, Seattle has established that the arrogance and power of the on-demand economy can be overcome by the collective power of workers and their communities.