UK union loses challenge to Deliveroo over drivers’ status

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s High Court has ruled that Deliveroo riders do not have the right to collective bargaining — the latest in a series of rulings as U.K. courts grapple with the rise of the so-called “gig economy.”
The court on Wednesday rejected the case of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, which argued the food delivery company should accept collective bargaining to negotiate pay, hours and holiday. The union says refusing to do so violated the r