Rallied with @nytwa.bsky.social and @workersjusticep.bsky.social to pass two essential bills protecting Uber & Lyft drivers and deliveristas from unjust firing and arbitrary app deactivations. Our city’s immigrant workers deserve dignity and the same labor protections afforded to all New Yorkers.

Mamdani Vows to Bring Taxi Workers’ Movement Into City Hall With Taxi and Limousine Commission Pick - Documented The mayor nominated Midori Valdivia to lead the reform of the long-troubled Taxi and Limousine Commission

In an exclusive interview with @mayor.nyc.gov, Mamdani told me that he has vowed to bring the taxi workers’ movement into City Hall with his Taxi and Limousine Commission pick

Read my interview with him for @documentedny.bsky.social
documentedny.com/2026/01/14/z...

Heartwarming story of Richard Chow of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance @nytwa.bsky.social and his friendship with Mayor Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

how it started: photo of Zohran Mamdani on hunger strike with members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance; how it's going: photo of Zohran Mamdani giving victory speech after winning the NYC mayoral election

Congratulations to NYC's mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!!!

In its analysis of a survey of Lyft/Uber drivers in NYC, @aaldef.bsky.social found that the rideshare companies deactivated hundreds of drivers with no notice, no due process, and no effective way to appeal.
Read the full report: bit.ly/AALDEFReport...

@nytwa.bsky.social

We've updated the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social’s Immigrant Workers Resource Guide with info to better protect immigrant and workplace rights in the face of growing threats from the Trump admin.
 
It's available online, in print, and translated into 13 languages: comptroller.nyc.gov/services/for...

Yeah, we do!

Taxi Workers Alliance wants more protection for Uber, Lyft drivers who get booted from app Uber and Lyft drivers who appeal deactivations by the rideshare giants rarely get reinstated, according to a report issued by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and the Asian American Legal Defense…

Taxi Workers Alliance wants more protection for Uber, Lyft drivers who get booted from app www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/27/t...

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Read AALDEF's report on NYC Uber & Lyft driver deactivations here: bit.ly/AALDEFReport...

AALDEF's report on unjust Uber and Lyft driver deactivations found a racialized pattern of economic exclusion: 95% of surveyed drivers identified as people of color, with Asian drivers comprising nearly 69% of respondents.

Drivers are deactivated with no due process. Uber and Lyft penalized drivers based on vague allegations without disclosing dates, details, or evidence, and without giving drivers an opportunity to review or rebut allegations.

Appeals almost never lead to reactivation: Nearly all surveyed Uber and Lyft drivers attempted to appeal their deactivations but more than 90% remained permanently locked out of their accounts.

Uber and Lyft deactivate drivers without notice: 70% of drivers deactivated by Uber and 76% of drivers deactivated by Lyft were deactivated without any prior notice.

AALDEF independently analyzed anonymized data from nearly 350 surveys of deactivated drivers conducted by NYTWA. Deactivated drivers were largely long-time, high-performing workers with excellent ratings and no records of misconduct.

NEW: Today, AALDEF released a report finding that Uber & Lyft deactivate NYC drivers with no notice, no due process, and no effective way to appeal.

ICE agents spotted targeting rideshare drivers at Chicago airports There have been sightings of ICE agents at both O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago. 

ICE agents spotted targeting rideshare drivers at Chicago airports

Rideshare drivers rally to support families after Chicago-area ICE detentions Rideshare drivers are mobilizing to support families affected by recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

Rideshare drivers rally to support families after Chicago-area ICE detentions

Italy’s Tide of Solidarity With Gaza Friday’s general strike in Italy was the biggest pro-Palestinian mobilization in any Western country yet. It expressed moral indignation but also resulted from years of movement building.

Friday’s general strike in Italy was the biggest pro-Palestinian mobilization in any Western country yet. It expressed moral indignation but also resulted from years of movement building.

Solidarity from NYC!

Intro 276 "will give drivers the assurance that there will be due process. They won't have to work under the same pressures and succumb to illegal turns the app might want them to make." - NYTWA ED Bhairavi Desai

“What Uber and Lyft have essentially done is turned every single person in the back seat into your direct supervisor, along with the algorithm on the app itself,” said [NYTWA ED Bhairavi] Desai, whose union represents Uber, Lyft, yellow and black car drivers.

Another important reason that NYC Uber & Lyft drivers need just cause protections.

Uber-Backed Group Opposes Bill to Protect Drivers From Unfair Deactivations - Documented The Uber Funded Independent Drivers Guild is at odds with the New York Taxi Workers Alliance over proposed driver protections.

This is why an org that claims to represent workers’ interests cannot take money from the employer. Because they…won’t represent workers’ interests. The IDG is so shameless.

documentedny.com/2025/09/30/u...

GrubHub & Doordash delivery workers face the same unfair treatment as Uber & Lyft drivers. Gig companies treat workers as disposable and fire us without cause or recourse. STOP unfair deactivations now!

Hi, we're on blue sky now! How's the movement to hold gig lords accountable going over here?