Drivers Union OR

09/25/2026

Last night we took our RELENTLESS advocacy to Rep. Susan McLain, the sponsor of statewide legislation that would authorize Waymo to start operating in Oregon. We voiced our opposition to our state becoming the next testing ground for big tech's job-killing robotaxi experiment.

Commence OPERATION WAYMO HELL NO, to decide as a people whether or not Waymo and others get to come to our state. Now is the time to weigh in and make our voices heard, before it's too late!

Please contact your lawmakers & tell them that Oregonians oppose unpopular, dangerous, job-killing robovehicles HERE:

https://www.driversunionor.org/tell_lawmakers_waymo_hell_no

08/24/2026

Greetings! 💙✊🏿🤍✊️🖤✊🏻

Please join us for our 2nd Annual CommUNITY Picnic, Wednesday, August 26th @ 2p

Sokhom Tauch Community Ctr
10323 NE Glisan St, Portland

🥗Lunch will be provided!🥙 Please bring friends, family, and other drivers as we join with riders, lawmaker & community allies to celebrate what we have accomplished as a union in 2026, and get ready for our big fights ahead for fair pay & against Waymo robotaxis!

Please RSVP here so we know how many people you are bringing:

Come join Oregon rideshare drivers, our community and political allies, and our friends and family at a celebration of all we've accomplished this year, including an ordinance creating a Driver Resource Center right here in Portland.

08/19/2026

Greetings!
💙✊🏿🤍✊️🖤✊🏻
Please join us for our 2nd Annual CommUNITY Picnic, next Wednesday, August 26th @ 2p

Sokhom Tauch Community Ctr
10323 NE Glisan St, Portland

🥗Lunch will be provided!🥙 Join Drivers, lawmaker & community allies, friends, family, as we celebrate what we have accomplished as a union in 2026, and get ready for our big fights ahead for fair pay & against Waymo robotaxis!

Please RSVP here so we know how many people you are bringing:

https://www.driversunionor.org/2026_august_community_picnic?utm_campaign=2026_aug_picnic_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=driversunion

08/13/2026

As you may have seen in the news, a driver was shot and killed in his car last week in Portland, Oregon, while working for Uber. Anwar Osman was a father of six, supporter of the fight for driver rights in Oregon, and had family in our driver community in Washington as well.

Our union is doing everything we can to wrap our arms around Anwar's family as they deal with this tragedy, and one part of that is sharing the fundraiser set up to support his widow and children. The GoFundMe link to give is below:

إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ Our hearts are brok… Mohamed Ali needs your support for A Father Taken Too Soon: Support Anwar’s Family

08/13/2026

JOIN US!

🧺 Drivers Union OR CommUNITY Picnic
🗓️ WED AUG 26
⏰ 2PM
📍 Sokhom Tauch Community Center (10323 NE Glisan St, Portland)

Greetings!

Hope you've been enjoying your summer! I'm reaching out to invite you to our CommUNITY Picnic. Your support of Oregonian essential rideshare transportation workers has been instrumental in helping push our campaign for rideshare fairness for both drivers and riders forward. We would love to have you to say thank you for your advocacy!

🎉Please come join rideshare drivers, our community and political allies, and our friends and family at a celebration of all we've accomplished this year, including an ordinance creating a Driver Resource Center right here in Portland.

👧🏽👦🏾 Kids/family/friends are welcome, and food will be provided. 🍕🥙

⬇️ Please RSVP so we know you're coming! ⬇️

Come join Oregon rideshare drivers, our community and political allies, and our friends and family at a celebration of all we've accomplished this year, including an ordinance creating a Driver Resource Center right here in Portland.

07/27/2026

Portland City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to create a Drivers' Resource Center to provide culturally competent support to Uber & Lyft drivers in our greatest moments of need. Whether it be a wage complaint, deactivation, or outreach & education. This is just THE BEGINNING! And next comes FAIR PAY!

This work is yrs in the making, and we're excited to take the next steps as a union, and a community. This is what happens when folks show up & fight!

Thank you to our drivers who came and continye to turn their stories of adversity into triumph. Thanks to our sponsors & the entire dais for your support. and thanks to our community allies for having our back!

The work is far from done, but this is a tremendous step in the right direction.

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/07/city-council-creates-resource-center-for-ride-hail-drivers-expands-city-fees.html?outputType=amp

07/14/2026

Greetings all. Hope you've all been staying safe out there and finding joy and stillness in your lives.

Wanted to share some updates for drivers and community allies on our legislative advocacy. Here is the latest video Update we just dropped on our Drivers Union OR YouTube channel that breaks it all down:

https://youtu.be/SpnHajo-bQs?si=5t1Rj9NWDss3baC7

Also, here is the link to the nitty gritties on the Driver Resource Center, the in-person mulltilingual support center to assist drivers with deactivations, wage enforcement, and more:

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/drivers-resource-center-ordinance

The DRC Ordinance is coming to full Council Thursday, July 16th @ 2p at City Hall. You can watch the livestream here, if you can't make it in person.

https://www.youtube.com/live/rbZAMQEM3EA?si=cmc-AEvPbqBh9qFQ

Video update from Drivers Union OR, our voice for fairness for Oreg...

05/29/2026

We're back at it again! Had an informative conversation with the Committee on City Life on why Portland riders & drivers deserve Fairness in Rideshare.

Together we will pass fair pay for drivers, protections from rider price gouging, and fare transparency.

The legucation continues.

04/15/2026

Great piece from More Perfect Union on what's not talked about enough. While despite the safety illusion Waymo creates, the reports of Waymo rides gone wrong continue to pile up, there's a big picture threat AVs pose to jobs for low wage workers.

If Waymo gets its way, 2 million workers will be out of work.When Waymo gets a firm hold on a city, wages go down. Some drivers now have to work 12 hours day...