Bargaining Session 3 – September 15, 2026:

“Since I got deactivated, I’ve lived in limbo with no income. I had to go to church food pantries to feed myself and my three kids,” said driver Victoria Acosta.

“I bought that new car so I could provide for my family and now I’m making payments on a car I can’t drive for work. I have three kids. Everything I earn goes to supporting them. And right now, I can’t,” said driver Edward Robles Vasquez.

We are fed up, so we made these proposals to fix the broken deactivation system once and for all:

• Progressive Discipline – a driver has the right to warnings and to fix any non-egregious issues like paperwork before a deactivation can take place. The company must provide drivers with a written explanation of the discipline and time to fix the issue before any deactivation. 
• Just Cause – if a driver is deactivated, the company has to provide a reason why and must prove their case with evidence. No deactivation or discipline based on an algorithm! A human must review first! 
• Due Process – the union has the right to put on a real case and fight a driver’s deactivation with clear steps that both parties adhere to. Drivers have the right to have a Union representative present for all investigatory meetings that may lead to deactivation.
• A Fair Process to Challenge Deactivations – that includes filing a grievance, quick reinstatement if the deactivation was caused by administrative errors or insufficiencies, and a Labor-Management Committee to meet on a regular basis to resolve issues.

Join us on Tuesday, September 22, at 7pm for our next ADU Bargaining Info Session on Zoom to learn more about our deactivation proposals and the contract bargaining process.

The companies responded to our proposals by saying they want to work with us on fixing the deactivation process. Let’s hope their counterproposals at our next bargaining session (happening on September 29) reflect that.

One thing is clear – the companies are serious about negotiating because they know that drivers are serious and engaged in the process. We have come a long way to get here and are ready to fight for our proposals. We told them we will not be leaving negotiations without a contract that gives us a fair process for deactivations. And we will not back down.

Join us on Tuesday, 9/22, to hear more. Register here!

Bargaining Session 2 – September 1, 2026:

Please click here to view the session #2 recap.

Bargaining Session 1 – August 12, 2026:

Listen to the update in English here!

We are the first drivers in the United States to ever sit at the table with Uber and Lyft to bargain a contract!

Yesterday, August 12th, was our historic first-ever contract bargaining session with Uber and Lyft. We met from 1:00-3:00 pm in Quincy with 100 drivers in the ADU Bargaining Committee across the table from Uber and Lyft.

It was a powerful day, finally having a seat at the table with the companies. The companies’ lawyers and executives heard directly from a dozen ADU drivers, who shared their stories about low pay, declining pay, safety, transparency, unjust deactivations, respect, and dignity. We showed the companies the data to back up the experiences drivers face every day, including the results from the thousands of driver surveys you filled out. These surveys will be the basis of formal proposals to build our union contract demands.

ADU Bargaining Committee at the table

This is just the beginning. We meet for another bargaining session in two weeks, where the companies will give their response. The ADU Bargaining Committee is taking in the driver survey responses and working on formal proposals. We will continue meeting with the companies and have bargaining sessions scheduled twice a month through November 2026.

We’ll continue sharing updates after each bargaining session to keep you informed about our progress, important updates and actions you can take to win the fair contract we deserve. Follow us on social media for more updates on bargaining: Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

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¡Somos los primeros conductores en Estados Unidos en sentarnos a la mesa con Uber y Lyft para negociar un contrato!

¡Escucha aquí las novedades en español!

Ayer tuvo lugar nuestra histórica primera sesión de negociación de contrato con Uber y Lyft. Nos reunimos de 1:00 a 3:00 p. m. en Quincy con 100 conductores del Comité de Negociación de la ADU, frente a representantes de Uber y Lyft.

Fue un día muy significativo, ya que por fin pudimos sentarnos a la mesa con las empresas. Los abogados y ejecutivos de las empresas escucharon directamente a una docena de conductores de la ADU, quienes compartieron sus historias sobre salarios bajos, reducciones salariales, seguridad, transparencia, desactivaciones injustas, respeto y dignidad. Les mostramos a las empresas los datos que respaldan las experiencias que los conductores enfrentan a diario, incluyendo los resultados de las miles de encuestas para conductores que llenaron. Estas encuestas serán la base de las propuestas formales para elaborar las demandas de nuestro convenio colectivo.

Esto es solo el comienzo. Nos reuniremos para otra sesión de negociación en dos semanas, donde las empresas darán su respuesta. El Comité de Negociación de la ADU está analizando las respuestas de la encuesta a los conductores y trabajando en propuestas formales. Seguiremos reuniéndonos con las empresas y tenemos programadas sesiones de negociación dos veces al mes hasta noviembre de 2026.

Seguiremos compartiendo novedades después de cada sesión de negociación para mantenerlos informados sobre nuestro progreso, novedades importantes y acciones que pueden tomar para lograr el contrato justo que merecemos. Síguenos en las redes sociales para estar al tanto de las últimas novedades sobre las negociaciones: Facebook, Instagram y TikTok.