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U.S. Chamber of Commerce, et al v. City of Seattle, et al

  1. September 14, 2018

    Full 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Seattle Uber Union Law Fight

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday refused to revisit a recent decision reviving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's antitrust challenge to a Seattle ordinance letting app-based, ride-hailing drivers bargain collectively, rejecting the city's petition for a rehearing before the full appeals court.

  2. August 06, 2018

    Chamber Says 9th Circ. Shouldn't Redo Uber Union Opinion

    A Ninth Circuit panel was right to find that Seattle's law letting for-hire drivers, like those from Uber, form quasi-unions is vulnerable to an antitrust challenge, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday in a brief urging the full court not to rethink a ruling reviving parts of the business group's suit.

  3. July 06, 2018

    States, DC Seek Full 9th Circ. Redo Of Uber Union Law Fight

    Fourteen states and the District of Columbia asked the full Ninth Circuit to revisit a recent appellate decision reviving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to a Seattle ordinance letting app-based, ride-hailing drivers bargain collectively, saying Thursday the ruling intruded on state sovereignty.

  4. June 26, 2018

    Seattle Asks Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Uber Union Law Fight

    The city of Seattle asked the full Ninth Circuit to revisit a recent appellate decision reviving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to a city ordinance letting app-based, ride-hailing drivers bargain collectively, saying Monday that a panel trampled on states' sovereign powers to delegate regulatory authority to local governments.

  5. May 11, 2018

    9th Circ. Revives Chamber's Suit Over Seattle Uber Union Law

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday breathed new life into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's challenge to a Seattle law letting app-based drivers bargain collectively, partially reversing a trial court's decision that dismissed the suit and holding that the city ordinance isn't exempt from federal antitrust law.

  6. February 05, 2018

    Chamber Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Seattle's Uber Union Law

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged a Ninth Circuit panel on Monday to find Seattle's ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize doesn't qualify for an exemption to federal antitrust laws, arguing that the city's powers to regulate transportation companies don't extend to authorizing collective bargaining.

  7. December 11, 2017

    States, AFL-CIO Back Seattle's Uber Union Law In 9th Circ.

    A dozen states and the AFL-CIO threw their support behind the city of Seattle on Friday, telling the Ninth Circuit that a local ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize should be upheld because it's covered by state-action immunity and doesn't violate federal antitrust law.

  8. December 08, 2017

    FTC Wants In On Oral Args Over Seattle's Uber Union Law

    The Federal Trade Commission asked the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to allow the agency to participate in oral arguments in a challenge to Seattle's ordinance allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, saying the law runs afoul of the so-called state action doctrine and could lead to too many antitrust exemptions.

  9. December 04, 2017

    Seattle Insists Uber Union Law Immune From Antitrust Row

    Seattle told the Ninth Circuit on Friday that its ordinance allowing drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft to unionize is immune from antitrust challenges, and that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's lawsuit against the collective bargaining law should be rejected.

  10. November 06, 2017

    Feds Tell 9th Circ. Seattle's Uber Union Law Can't Stand

    Federal agencies asked the Ninth Circuit on Friday to revive a challenge to Seattle's ordinance allowing drivers for Uber and Lyft to unionize, saying the law runs afoul of the so-called state action doctrine and could lead to too many antitrust exemptions.

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