August 10, 2016
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday tossed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's antitrust challenge to a first-of-its-kind Seattle ordinance allowing drivers for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing apps to unionize, saying the suit prematurely alleges future harm from a law that hasn't yet taken effect.
August 08, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a federal judge Friday to move forward on deciding whether a first-of-its-kind Seattle ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize violates antitrust law, arguing the court should not delay even though the city has asked to postpone the measure's implementation.
August 05, 2016
The city of Seattle told a federal judge Thursday that it may delay by six months implementing a new ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, saying that could affect whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s antitrust challenge to the first-of-its-kind ordinance should be dismissed.
May 10, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday shot back at Seattle's bid to dismiss an antitrust challenge to the city's ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to organize, telling a Washington federal judge the suit needn't be delayed since the law is already affecting companies.
March 29, 2016
A Washington federal judge should not hear the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's antitrust challenge to Seattle's ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to organize because the case could only settle a hypothetical until the rule goes into effect, the city said Monday.
March 03, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday lodged a suit in Washington federal court seeking to block Uber and Lyft drivers from unionizing in Seattle, saying the city is violating federal antitrust laws with its first-in-the-nation ordinance letting drivers collectively bargain.