FILE PHOTO: Protestors march through the financial district, demanding fair wages and more transparency during a strike against Uber in San Francisco, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch/File Photo
Drivers for ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc are independent contractors and not employees, the general counsel of a US labour agency has concluded, in an advisory memo that is likely to carry significant weight in a pending case against the company and could prevent drivers from joining a union.
The recommendation by the office of general counsel Peter Robb, who was appointed to the US National Labor Relations Board by US President Donald Trump, was made in a memo dated April 16 and released on May 14.
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