Uber doesn’t “deny basics” any more than I deny basics when I hire a plumber and pay the plumber in cash instead of hiring them on as an employee. EDIT: Uber i

Uber doesn’t “deny basics” any more than I deny basics when I hire a plumber and pay the plumber in cash instead of hiring them on as an employee. EDIT: Uber isn’t the “plumbing company”. It’s a marketplace for transportation solutions, and accepts job offers and then sends the jobs out to contractors who have indicated they are interested in accepting such jobs. This isn’t just a “polite fiction”, this is fundamentally how Uber operates, and why they are shutting down in California. AB5 is a terrible law and I hope it is reversed or carved out to uselessness. I see it as a net negative for the economy, and especially for the workers who will now be receiving zero supplemental income during these tough times. Uber drivers are not employees of Uber.