I'm afraid you're repeating Uber's favorite talking point, which is that everyone should respect the worker's decision to be an employee or contractor.
Nobody disputes that Uber can have employees or contractors (or both), or that drivers should, in principle, be able to choose what status they hold.
The problem is that Uber currently exerts so much control over its "independent contractor" relationships that they have become, as a matter of law, employment relationships.
Moreover, in practical terms drivers don't end up with the choice they ought to. If they want any working relationship with Uber, they have to accept a mash-up of all the burdens of employment minus many of the benefits of being a contractor.
Nobody disputes that Uber can have employees or contractors (or both), or that drivers should, in principle, be able to choose what status they hold.
The problem is that Uber currently exerts so much control over its "independent contractor" relationships that they have become, as a matter of law, employment relationships.
Moreover, in practical terms drivers don't end up with the choice they ought to. If they want any working relationship with Uber, they have to accept a mash-up of all the burdens of employment minus many of the benefits of being a contractor.