Seattle's Effort to Unionize Uber Drivers Is on Hold

by Heidi GrooverUber drivers in Seattle won't be able to unionize—for now. NYCSHOOTER/GETTY
A federal judge this afternoon put the brakes on Seattle's unprecedented experiment to allow drivers for ride-sharing companies like Uber to unionize.
United States District Judge Robert S. Lasnik sided with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, ordering Seattle's Uber unionization law be put on hold until lawsuits challenging its legality are resolved.In his order, Lasnik acknowledges the national im