A group of Minnesota ride-hailing service drivers is now pushing for the right to unionize after winning a minimum wage increase at the state Capitol last year. Drivers for services like Uber and Lyft are working with state lawmakers on legislation to allow them to vote on forming a union — something they currently can’t do because they are considered independent contractors under federal law.

If you’re in this second position, then you might drive for Uber or Lyft until such time as you find a job for which your degree qualifies you. If you can’t find one, and you don’t mind staying in the rideshare niche, you may even make that your career.

Minnesota drivers for Uber and Lyft are pushing to change state law to allow them to form a union, one year after a deal was struck to prevent companies from following through on a threat to leave the state.

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Less than a year after the Minnesota Legislature passed a sweeping bill raising wages for Uber and Lyft drivers, two Democrats announced plans to create a path for drivers to