joining us now we have doug meade and micheela edwards who drives for uber in oakland. thank you both for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. thank you for o having me on. >> doug, let's start with you. you say yes to prop 22. tell us why. >> the biggest reason why would be the flexibility. all kinds of surveys have been put out and studies show that the vast majority of drivers want to keep their flexibility. they do not want to be employees. i am certainly one of them. i have a heart condition. 50i678 1-year-old and i have a heart condition. it's difficult for me to work a regular job. this is a stress-free way for me to make a living and do it the way i want to on my terms. >> you're against it, so why don't you tell us why that is? >> well, the problem very with prop 22 is that it is a proposition that will take away the right that workers like me, gig workers that ray forded to me from a profit ab 5. under ab 5 i have equal protection under the law as a work, and proposition 22 is a proposition that would take those things away from me and ot

. >> reporter: app drivers doug mead andlizabeth clews support prop 22. they say that the flexibility of being an independent contractor allows them to set their own schedule. clos is a single mother of she began working for doordash as a delivery driver this year when she lost a waitressing job duri the height of the pandemic. she says the schedule and pay is better than what she made as a waitress. >> i like being able to cash out immediately. i mean, i have kids, you know, they have immediate needs that, youow know, just pop up, you they need diapers. i don't necessarily have cash. i can go do two deliveries and i can go buy diapers. >> i started part time ori oginally just to kiget out of the house for a few hours a day. >> reporter: doug meadrives r uber eats and postmates and has a heart condition. he says the job allows him to take the breaks that he needs. >> if i decide after two and half hours that i'm a little rest, i can just simply turn the apps off. as an independent contractor, i'm essentially running my own business. and if i'm running my