Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft to do so.

The use of ride-share apps is popular around the country, with Uber and Lyft being the most popular. However, both platforms have faced intense criticism. Specifically, people feel that Uber and Lyft drivers are treated unfairly by their respective companies.

Drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft won the right to unionize in Massachusetts, election results showed Wednesday, as voters pushed through a first-of-a-kind ballot referendum backed by national labor groups. The measure will permit transportation ...