Uber and Lyft drivers are set to receive “just cause” protections against being suddenly kicked off the apps that employ them, a practice known as “unfair deactivations,” after the City Council voted on Thursday to override ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ 11th-hour veto of the legislation. The bill is intended to establish safeguards for Uber and Lyft drivers against unfair deactivations, which its proponents describe as their vulnerability to getting kicked off the platforms at any moment, without warning, explanation, or an independent appeals process. At the same news conference, New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai said the bill is about affording Uber and Lyft drivers due process. Under the appeals process, drivers can either address their termination informally with the app companies or request an investigation by the city Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). “One of his last acts as our last mayor was to fail immigrants and workers in this city,” Krishnan said.