As companies like Uber and Lyft look to grow their businesses beyond ride-share, expanding into categories like food and grocery delivery, they face a persistent thorn in their sides.

For all of the growth the companies have experienced in recent years, their drivers and delivery workers have been left behind, often making less than the minimum wage and being denied access to bathrooms on the job.

The gig economy workforces of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others have been vocal about their displeasure with working conditions for years, but a group of drivers and delivery workers in New York City is now stepping up efforts to unionize.

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