BREAKING: A bill that would have given gig drivers more information about the rides they accept died in a state Senate committee late Tuesday night -- a significant blow to labor groups and legions of workers who say they're nearing a breaking point.
A pair of Senate Democrats — Kevin Priola of Henderson and Kyle Mullica of Thornton — voted with the Finance Committee’s three Republican legislators to kill“Drivers deserve accurate information, and we all worked hard on this bill to find a path forward without compromising the foundational needs of gig drivers and customers but were sadly unsuccessful,” Rep. Stephanie Vigil, a bill sponsor and the first gig driver elected to the Colorado legislature, said in a statement.
The tech giants — including Uber, Lyft and Doordash — lobbied heavily against the proposal, arguing that the new rules would have been onerous and without precedent. The app companies also ran ads asking their customers to contact lawmakers to oppose the bill. Other outside groups, including the head of the local NAACP and a sexual abuse advocacy organization, spoke out against the legislation.
“Outside of the bitterness we feel, we have hope,” Colorado Independent Drivers United, a union representing ride-share, delivery and taxi drivers,Drivers’ Rights MovementIt would have mandated that ride-hail and delivery companies show their work, telling drivers and riders how much of their fare would go towards the individual behind the wheel and how much would go to the business.
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