{"id":1050,"date":"2017-03-07T20:10:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2017-03-07T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:10:46","slug":"saldana-on-uber-bill-in-the-new-economy-we-need-to-keep-employment-standards-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2017\/03\/07\/saldana-on-uber-bill-in-the-new-economy-we-need-to-keep-employment-standards-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Salda\u00f1a on \u2018Uber bill\u2019: In the new economy, we need to keep employment standards high"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a, D-Seattle, released this statement after voting against <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=5620&amp;Year=2017\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1\">Senate Bill 5620<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000\">, which passed the state Senate today and would create a statewide regulatory program for transportation network companies, including Uber and Lyft:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cWorkers in non-traditional employment and paid as independent contractors, like drivers for Uber and Lyft, are increasingly in demand in our economy. Without careful regulation though, these workers\u2019 economic security is going to be continuously at risk. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cUnless drivers in a shared economy have parity with other for-hire drivers, employment standards are lowered for everyone. This bill undermines the ability for drivers to have a voice when it comes to their working conditions and rights. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cWhile I appreciate the work done so far by my colleagues, this bill has not been worked over in a way that engages enough consumers and stakeholders that will be impacted by this legislation. It also pre-empts local governments seeking to protect the workers in their cities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cIt is critical to acknowledge and address the changing needs of workers and businesses in the new economy. But central to that discussion must be ensuring we don\u2019t set a lower standard in the process.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a, D-Seattle, released this statement after voting against Senate Bill 5620, which passed the state Senate today and would create a statewide regulatory program for transportation network companies, including Uber and Lyft: \u201cWorkers in non-traditional employment and paid as independent contractors, like drivers for Uber and Lyft, are increasingly in demand in our economy. Without careful regulation though, these workers\u2019 economic security is going to be continuously at risk. \u201cUnless drivers in a shared economy have parity with other for-hire drivers, employment standards are lowered for everyone. 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