Zohran Mamdani: “Uber and Lyft drivers have far less recourse than a typical…”

“… has had an impact on their industry which is unique in that it has decimated the entire industry. And because of the employment classifications of so many of them, specifically Uber and Lyft drivers have far less recourse than a typical employee might have. Because while the federal government has included contractors in this stimulus package and the relief bill and they can collect unemployment federally, in the long term, at a state level, …” (01:32–01:42)

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