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When her employer cut her hours, Maria Hernandez, a healthcare worker turned to driving for Lyft, the ride-hailing firm to make up lost income.

当雇主削减了她的工作时间后，医疗工作者玛丽亚·埃尔南德斯转向为网约车公司来福车开车，以弥补失去的收入。

She likes it, meeting people and picking up work when she can.

她喜欢这份工作，既能结识人，又能在有机会的时候揽些活儿干。

I think the flexibility is a wonderful thing because it has helped me a lot with my other job.

我认为灵活性是一件很棒的事情，因为它对我的其他工作帮助很大。

The so-called gig economy which uses apps to connect people like Hernandez to jobs, is under threat in the golden state.

所谓的零工经济通过应用程序使得像赫尔南德斯这样的人能够工作，在这个黄金州正受到威胁。

Voters are deciding on proposition 22, a ballot initiative sponsored by companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others.

选民们正在决定二十二号提案，这是一项由优步、来福车、DoorDash等公司发起的投票倡议。

They have spent nearly 200 million dollars on it, the most ever for a state initiative.

他们已经在这项提案上花费了近两亿美元，这是有史以来州政府倡议的最高金额。

A lot is at stake. If prop 22 passes, it would keep drivers like Hernandez as independent contractors.

很多事情都岌岌可危。如果二十二号提案获得通过，它将保留像赫尔南德斯这样的司机作为独立承包商的权利。

Opponents include major labor unions who argue that there is already a state law which the firms are challenging requiring them to treat workers as employees with protections, such as sick leave, overtime and other benefits.

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