Samantha Kennedy
speaker
34 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 10 Aug
Samantha Kennedy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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State regulators said that the California Gig Workers Union received at least thirty percent of active driver support the group needs to form a union.
It comes after a years long fight from the independent contractors who were not eligible for benefits an employee would otherwise get.
Driver Hector Castellano says they'll focus on better pay and benefits.
Lyft says it's committed to engaging in good faith, and Uber says that it looks forward to their work with the group of drivers.
The California Gig Workers Union anticipates regulators will certify the results after a thirty day waiting period.
For MPR News, I'm Samantha Kennedy in San Francisco.
It comes after a years long fight from the independent contractors who were not eligible for benefits an employee would otherwise get.
Driver Hector Castellano says they'll focus on better pay and benefits.
Lyft says it's committed to engaging in good faith, and Uber says that it looks forward to their work with the group of drivers.
The California Gig Workers Union anticipates regulators will certify the results after a thirty day waiting period.
For MPR News, I'm Samantha Kennedy in San Francisco.
State regulators said that the California Gig Workers Union received at least 30% of active driver support the group needs to form a union.
It comes after a years-long fight from the independent contractors who were not eligible for benefits an employee would otherwise get.
Driver Hector Castellanos says they'll focus on better pay and benefits.
Lyft says it's committed to engaging in good faith, and Uber says that it looks forward to their work with the group of drivers.
The California Gig Workers Union anticipates regulators will certify the results after a 30-day waiting period.
For NPR News, I'm Samantha Kennedy in San Francisco.
Meteorologists expect there to be winds of up to 80 miles per hour and widespread power outages across the Bay Area this week.
The North Bay is expected to get some of the worst of it.
Jeff Duvall of Sonoma County's Emergency Management Department isn't aware of any damages to the North Bay County so far.
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