Uber drivers in California are suing the company, claiming the constant barrage of messages in its app violates workers rights. The group of drivers is seeking up to $260 million in penalties, saying in a press release that Uber is illegally exploiting its economic power over its California-based drivers by pressuring them to support the Yes on 22 campaign.
The drivers say they have been getting messages reading Prop 22 is progress, and receiving in-app warnings about what would happen if Prop 22 were to fail. They have to click OK before they can move forward in the app.
California law prohibits employers from trying to influence employees political activities by threatening a loss of employment, according to the press release.
The lawsuit, which was first reported by The Washington Post, takes aim at what it calls Uber’s wrongful efforts to dictate to its drivers how they should vote in the upcoming election.
