Court rules that California Uber drivers could not establish 'political coercion'

(Reuters) - A California court on Wednesday denied an application for a temporary restraining order by the state's Uber Technologies Inc UBER. N drivers, saying the drivers could not establish the alleged "political coercion" by the ride-hailing company.

The drivers had last week sued Uber over in-app messages regarding an upcoming gig worker ballot measure that the drivers say violates a California law protecting their political rights.

The lawsuit had said that Uber was unlawfully pressuring drivers via the app to support the Nov. 3 company-sponsored ballot measure, known as Proposition 22. Uber had rejected those claims.

“The application for a temporary restraining order is denied”, Richard Ulmer, judge of Superior Court of California for San Francisco County, said in his order.

The request for “extraordinary injunctive relief” is belated, the judge wrote, adding that the drivers could not establish if anyone was punished by Uber for advocating agai... (Read more)

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