Uber has agreed with a union to launch the Independent Drivers Guild for its 35,000 drivers in New York. The association will be affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, and will afford Uber drivers “some limited benefits and protections,” but “would stop short of unionization,” reports The New York Times. While Uber drivers have formed various groups across the U.S., this is the first officially recognized by Uber. “The agreement is Uber’s latest attempt to assuage mounting concerns from regulators and drivers’ groups about the company’s labor model, which treats drivers as independent contractors,” notes NYT.