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Rideshare Drivers United and Asian Law Caucus surveyed 810 current and former Uber and Lyft drivers in California to better understand their experiences as workers in a transportation industry in flux. The survey was offered in four languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.
Our survey findings showed a troubling workplace where drivers are frequently subject to harmful customer behaviors, including discriminatory comments, hate speech, sexual harassment, threats, and physical violence, and how customers’ discrimination, bias, or retaliation against the drivers’ enforcement of COVID-19 protections can lead to unfair customer complaints and ratings that jeopardize the drivers’ livelihood.
Hunger Strikers in Central Valley Immigration Detention Facilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against ICE, GEO Group for Illegal Retaliation
Five people detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield and the Golden State Annex in McFarland have filed a class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and GEO Group, the private, for-profit prison company that owns and operates the detention centers. They allege that they and other detained people have faced retaliation, including threats of solitary confinement and bans on family visitation, for engaging in a collective hunger strike to demand their release from immigration custody and the shutdown of both facilities.
Read moreNew Bill Expands Voting Rights Through Improved Language Access
California Common Cause and Asian Law Caucus announced the introduction of their co-sponsored legislation AB 884, authored by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino), to increase equity and meaningful access to voting for immigrants and voters with limited English proficiency. AB 884 improves the quality of language access support required by law for voter registration and voting and expands language access protections to include more language communities in California than ever before.
Read moreBay Area Latinx and Asian Community Groups Unite to Support Half Moon Bay Victims and Survivors
Bay Area Latinx and Asian community groups have come together to address the immediate and long-term needs of the victims and survivors of the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay on January 23rd. Through this solidarity, we have found strength and comfort.
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