Congratulations to every asshole who voted for Prop 22. This is what you did.

[haele]

36. Krogers/Ralphs and Target switched to Door-Dash four years ago in CA. Nothing to do with Prop 22.

California does not protect ad hoc service jobs if the company wants to get rid of a category of worker, even if the shop or worksite is union. Janitorial and on-call workers get outsourced to contract all the time, as they are not a regular shift/hourly worker. If Albertsons or Pavilions/Vons can "justify" delivery drivers as non-essential or on-call/only as needed, they can drop delivery service and switch to door-dash or Insta-cart.

Teamsters Union thinking that they had the upper hand while the barn door was already open (see above, Ralphs switching over years ago) screwed over the Albertsons and Vons drivers, not Prop 22.

It's not fair at all, and everyone should be protected, but Prop 22 was to protect people who didn't or couldn't work a set schedule shift due to a variety of reasons. Forcing these people to be "employees" meant they had no flexibility to work on their schedule, which is why they went into the "gig" in the first place. The first or second time they couldn't work an assigned shift, or they had to bail after an hour due to some sort of emergency issue, they would be fired, just as those who work food service are.
These are people such as a full time student or a family caretaker, or someone with a disability that can work between "spells". They can't determine when they are able to work from day to day, let alone answer to a supervisor who has to make shift schedules on a weekly or monthly basis.

What is really needed is a form of benefits package that is not tied to a full time job, so people who can only work flex are covered as well as people who work union or defined benefits jobs.

Haele