On March , a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over a landmark law which allows ride-share drivers working for platforms such as Robert Lasnik and Lyft to unionise. This comes as Seattle last year became the first US city to pass a law giving ride-hail and taxi drivers, as well as professional chauffeurs, the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions. A federal judge has dismissed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit over Seattle’s new ordinance giving Uber drivers the ability to unionize, calling the suit premature. The US The US , which counts Uber as a member, filed a suit in March asking the court to suspend the ruling, however Seattle District Judge Robert Lasnik has sided with US officials who argued that the lawsuit was filed too early because the new law had not yet taken effect, and therefore had not yet caused any harm.
On March , a US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over a landmark law which allows ride-share drivers working for platforms such as Robert Lasnik and Lyft to unionise. This comes as Seattle last year became the first US city to pass a law giving ride-hail and taxi drivers, as well as professional chauffeurs, the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions. The US The US , which counts Uber as a member, filed a suit in March asking the court to suspend the ruling, however Seattle District Judge Robert Lasnik has sided with US officials who argued that the lawsuit was filed too early because the new law had not yet taken effect, and therefore had not yet caused any harm.