Six weeks before election day, Proposition 22 was in trouble. They bombarded gig workers and customers alike with in-app notifications and emails suggesting that drivers wanted to remain independent contractors and that a yes vote would be best for them. 22, keeping the status quo in this particular instance was actually a yes vote, and that, in my judgment, made a big difference,” DiCamillo said. Uber and Lyft referred questions regarding their strategy on Proposition 22 to the yes campaign. “The yes campaign showed videos of single moms saying she wouldn’t be able to figure out how to make extra money for her family, so vote yes on Prop.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 13, 2020 14:03 UTC