Source: https://es.scribd.com/document/344057271/Judge-suspends-Seattle-law-allowing-Uber-and-Lyft-drivers-to-unionize
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 10:10:30+00:00

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A federal judge issues preliminary injunction against a Seattle ordinance that would allow ride-for-hire drivers to unionize.
coordinators that it seeks to represent their drivers in collective bargaining. Dkt. # 39-1 at 7.
7 NLRA and violates the First Amendment and the Drivers Privacy Protection Act.
19 quotation marks omitted, emphasis in original).
26 the disclosure requirement until the Court rules on the Chambers pending motion.
4 Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc., 528 U.S. 167, 180-81 (2000) (quoting Lujan v.
10 Commn, 432 U.S. 333, 343 (1977).
13 injunctive relief . . . against threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws . . . .
20 not intend such a result. Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colo., Inc., 479 U.S. 104, 111 (1986).
24 One of the cases on which the Chamber relies, Natl Constructors Assn v. Natl Elec.
25 standing authority, but concluded that a broader, more flexible standing requirement should be applied.
19 to assume that the Chamber will be able to satisfy the third prong of the Hunt analysis. 432 U.S.
21 Whether the Chamber will succeed on the merits of its antitrust claim is unclear, however.
26 that is personal to the plaintiff.
7 (1980) (internal quotation marks omitted).
4 Chamber has raised serious questions regarding both prongs of the immunity analysis.
14 where they intercede in the relationships between employees and employers. Babler Bros., Inc.
7 first instance to the National Labor Relations Board. Id. at 244-45.
22 prove, in some other case, that they are properly classified as employees.
6 relationship with its drivers rather than some stylized amalgam arising from the industry at large.
20 unwilling to accept Teamsters representation. Clark v. City of Seattle, C17-0382RSL (Dkt.
12 (1979). Third, 8 of the NLRA prohibits certain activities on the part of labor organizations.
terms of the contract, not the designation as a bargaining representative, is the key to a 8(e) violation.
5 avoidance of premature adjudication, from entangling themselves in abstract disagreements.
11 establish that 8(b)(4) applies to an organization representing independent contractors.
In their reply, the Clark plaintiffs conflate union representation with union membership.
13 Machinists, 427 U.S. at 146-47 (quoting Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v.
18 stand. Machinists, 427 U.S. at 148-49.
23 law, as is the case with public employees and agricultural workers.
extent that it facilitates and/or regulates union tactics permitted by Sections 8(e) and 8(b)(4). Clark v.
26 parameters for representation and collective bargaining.
21 for any reason, he does not trust. H.R. Rep. No. 80-245, at 17 (emphasis in original).
4 the meaning of employee at that time.
10 purposes of the Act as well as the interests of both labor and management. See Beasley, 416 U.S.
12 would arise regardless of whether supervisors unionized under the NLRA or under state law.
20 same for preemption purposes.
5 succeed on the merits of its Machinists claim.
12 relief is not, therefore, likely to result in irreparable harm.
23 information, from a motor vehicle record, for any use not permitted by the statute. 18 U.S.C.
6 disclose information from the state department of motor vehicles.
9 license itself is a motor vehicle record. Pavone v. Law Offices of Anthony Mancini, Ltd., __ F.
8 drivers is likely to cause competitive injury that cannot be repaired once the lists are released.
12 likely to be disrupted in fundamental and irreparable ways if the Ordinance is implemented.
14 The balance of hardships strongly favors the Chamber at this point in the litigation.
18 the Ordinance according to its internal time line.
4 scrutiny our laws require.
11 attention, not a fast-tracked rush to judgment based on a date that has no extrinsic importance.
13 Dated this 4th day of April, 2017.
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