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So you think some people should be able to form a business like Uber or Lyft, but you don't think other people, such as their contractors, should be able to for

So you think some people should be able to form a business like Uber or Lyft, but you don't think other people, such as their contractors, should be able to form their own business for the purpose of negotiating collectively? Because that's all a union is: it's a business. Laws are only required because, as history shows, wealthy business owners want/wanted a completely, and in many cases, illegally, tilted playing field. Unions are a significant part of the reason that there's a middle class at all.

blisterpeanuts 11y ago
They can try to form a syndicate to force higher rates from Uber. But Uber can just hire different people, problem solved. Clearly there are hundreds of thousands of people willing to drive for Uber. Supply and demand. I'd be much more sympathetic to a group of drivers who say, we've had it with these low Uber/Lyft rates. Let's form our own ride company, pay ourselves more, and compete with Uber. Get someone to write apps, create websites, do advertising, etc., and then get out there and compete. That's what makes the wheels of the economy turn around, my friend: competition. Unionizing is like hermetically sealing a container so that nothing gets in, and nothing gets out. A static system that cannot change. But competition opens new doors, admits new ideas, and who knows? Maybe higher rates for drivers proves to be a competitive advantage and their new company will do very well, forcing Uber and others to raise their own rates. If higher driver rates are a good thing, then the smart businesses will do it, and succeed. Right?