Uber, Lyft drivers rally in downtown Los Angeles to demand better wages, employment rights

Dozens of Uber and Lyft drivers held a demonstration Wednesday morning outside Lyft’s hub in downtown Los Angeles, where they called for improved working conditions, a $30-an-hour wage and workers’ rights. The proposed California Assembly Bill 5 would expand ride-share drivers’ rights and protections by making it more difficult for such companies to classify drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.