Buttigieg joins California Lyft and Uber drivers demanding union rights

Published August 28, 2019 1:13am ET



South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a “gig economy” enthusiast, rallied with Uber and Lyft drivers in San Francisco who demanded the ability to unionize.

The White House hopeful on Tuesday, along with the rideshare drivers, protested near Uber’s headquarters on Tenth Street and blocked several lanes on Market Street, causing traffic congestion, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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