"Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Put $90 Million to Possible Ballot War", 29 August 2019

Uber Technologies, Lyft, and DoorDash are putting $90 million behind a ballot measure strategy to ensure they don’t have to reclassify their California workers as employees...

...Firms including Uber and Lyft...have sought for months to secure a deal with labor leaders and lawmakers that would give drivers new perks but avert reclassifying them as employees...

...Uber and Lyft say they remain hopeful a deal can be reached. But as a fallback, each company is placing $30 million into a campaign account for a potential 2020 ballot measure that would declare their workers non-employees while establishing a new set of perks...

...“We remain focused on reaching a deal, and are confident about bringing this issue to the voters if necessary,” Lyft spokesman Adrian Durbin said...DoorDash said...it was committing $30 million...to a separate campaign account...If the companies have to pursue the ballot measure, the perks it provides might not include everything the companies are currently offering in talks, an Uber spokesman said...