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Rep. Ayanna Pressley rallies with supporters of a ballot question to allow app-based drivers to unionize in 2024. The union became the first of its kind to win formal recognition on Friday.

Massachusetts formally certifies nation's first union of Uber and Lyft drivers. Now what?

The formal recognition comes 18 months after a 2024 ballot question gave local ride-hailing drivers the right to collectively bargain. The union will now represent about 70,000 drivers.

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