Seattle judge hears challenge to Uber, Lyft union law


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 Jul 2016

A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California.- REUTERS

SEATTLE: A US judge on July 19 wrestled with whether a lawsuit could proceed against the city of Seattle over a local law which allows Uber and Lyft drivers to unionise. 

The litigation is unfolding amid a national debate over what level of benefits are owed to workers in the so-called "gig economy." 

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