Gig worker unionization could be coming to an Uber ride near you. On June 1, the Illinois legislature passed a bill allowing rideshare drivers in the Land of Lincoln to unionize. The legislation, which would apply to the state's nearly 100,000 Uber and Lyft drivers, marks the third such state law to pass in just the past three years.
The state isn't the first. Gig work unionization is spreading, and it's likely to hurt both drivers and riders in the years ahead.
