He saw the law as the next step in the fight for workers’ rights. A local law that enabled drivers for ride-hailing companies such as Chamber of Commerce to form unions has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Seattle . He commented that maintaining the status quo will best serve the public until a decision on the issue was reached. District Judge Mike O’Brien added that the temporary block was not an indication of how he would rule. The case had been brought by Uber and Lyft the US , which had argued that federal law, which forbids cities from regulating collective bargaining, outweighs the city's law, US said the law would make the ride-hailing industry safer and more reliable.
A local law that enabled drivers for ride-hailing companies such as Chamber of Commerce to form unions has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Seattle . He commented that maintaining the status quo will best serve the public until a decision on the issue was reached. District Judge Mike O’Brien added that the temporary block was not an indication of how he would rule. The case had been brought by Uber and Lyft the US , which had argued that federal law, which forbids cities from regulating collective bargaining, outweighs the city's law, US said the law would make the ride-hailing industry safer and more reliable.