How the Gig Economy Won in California
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future ›22:56 | Nov 6th, 2020
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in their rise from startups to multi-billion...Show More
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jspinelle recommended:Nov 7th, 2020
I wish I could say I was surprised by the lengths the platform companies went to in order to gain support for the ballot initiative, but sadly, I’m not.
mmNov 8th, 2020
@jspinelle Some of the tactics used here made me so mad and frankly embarrassed about the tech industry. Thanks for highlighting this episode!
mm recommended:Nov 8th, 2020
While everyone’s attention was on the presidential race, Prop 22 that reinforces delivery and driver gig worker classification as temp contractors instead of employees passed in California. The tech co’s ran a pretty dirty campaign disguising as “progressive”. Disgusted at how they used the app to p...Show More
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