Uber and Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Win Right to Unionize NYT | Top Stories Eli Tan 7 November 2024 at 02:06 A state ballot measure was the first of its kind in the United States, but labor advocates worry it could lock Uber and Lyft drivers out of full-time employment status. © Brian Snyder/ReutersUber and Lyft drivers in Saugus, Mass., during a one-day strike in 2019. Under a Massachusetts ballot measure on Tuesday, they would remain independent contractors.