Uber has agreed to support statewide legislation that would give drivers union rights but keep them classified as independent contractors, a union alliance said.

A contentious push to force Uber and Lyft to pay Chicago rideshare drivers more is settled for now after Uber and the unions behind the effort reached a labor peace deal. The Illinois Drivers ...

Even without traditional labor protections, a collectively bargained contract would have teeth because Uber knows Local 150 will “zealously” fight for their members, he said.

Marc Poulos, executive director for labor management relations with the Local 150, said he helped convince some aldermen to oppose the city ordinance by arguing it was a bad deal.

On the Tuesday morning after Labor Day, 62-year-old Uber driver, Etykala Reddy, awoke in his home in Queens to find that he was once again locked out of his app. It was not the first time Reddy ...

The deal, however, tables the city’s clamp-down. Under the deal, Uber is required to reduce lockouts in August, and Lyft must increase how busy its drivers appear, presumably by increasing lockouts.

CHICAGO — A contentious push to force Uber and Lyft to pay Chicago rideshare drivers more is settled for now after Uber and the unions behind the effort reached a labor peace deal.