Though contractor can not unionize workers of a certain industry can unionize. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_unionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Though contractor can not unionize workers of a certain industry can unionize. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_unionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_unionism Workers can also unionize according to craft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft_unionism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft_unionism The point of the article was that in some cases the judges have ruled that the "contractors" should be employees. And then if that's the case then they should be able to form a union. I however was making a general point and not a specific point. Corporations and employers obviously want to force everyone into a freelance sort of position with no job security. There are numerous benefits in it for them. Someone has to do something to fight this. Because they do hold all the cards in this case. And they don't really need employees. Uber's long term strategy of automation, which is what this is about in the long run, will essentially destroy the industry. In the long run that's really what you are dealing with. This is just one shot in that battle.