Uber Squeezed Europe’s Taxi Drivers. Now It Wants to Hire Them
Drivers like Hubert may be skeptical of the Uber deal, but within some unions there is real animosity toward ...
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The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs
Following the introduction of AB 5 in 2019, many clubs decided to restructure the way dancers were paid, taking ...
The Unlikely Cure for Burnout? A Second Job
Like Murphy, many overemployed people are achieving financial milestones that once seemed out of reach—from buying a home to ...
US Lawmakers Push Tech Firms on Abortion Benefits for Gig Workers
when America Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade In June, many tech companies assured employees that they would help ...
Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
The suspensions have angered French unions, who believe Uber Eats is deactivating accounts because growth has stalled. “The decision ...
Gig Workers Are Losing Their Hard-Won Rights
Not all of Just Eat's orange-clad couriers switched to paid contracts, and the company did continue to use self-employed ...
Gorillas’ Retreat Signals a Reckoning for Delivery Apps
Gorillas isn't the only fast-delivery application affected by these issues. Turancan Salur, Managing Director of Getir Europe, said: "Rising ...
Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy
In order to compete with well-funded private platforms, active government and municipal intervention is essential for platform cooperatives. This ...
