4 ms·Uber also was a pioneer in this trend of making everyone "independent contractors" who are clearly employees.by s73ver 10y agoUber also was a pioneer in this trend of making everyone "independent contractors" who are clearly employees.malandrew 10y agoFalse. The taxi and livery industries pioneered that model. The TNCs just inherited it.arkis22 10y agoIndependent contractors are not new. Their use has been rising for years before Uber