by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Stories, Technology
It would be easier on Amazon if its customers imagined all of its operations were conducted by robots. But, as a company with more than a million employees, it’s impossible to hide the existence of the humans on the route from a click on a website to a cardboard box...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Jobs, Tips
The coronavirus pandemic rocked the job market seemingly overnight, with businesses laying off workers and instituting hiring freezes. For just the week ending April 4, about 6.6 million people filed for unemployment, according to the Department of Labor, and the...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Tips
When people find out that I freelance, their curiosity piques. Some folks don’t quite understand why I’m not a part of the daily grind. Others, however, are more interested in how I got my start and when I knew I would be able to do this full-time. I am not going to...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Amazon prevailed Friday in its fight against labor organizing at its Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse, with workers rejecting the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union by a ratio of 2-to-1. The union’s definitive loss could be the end of the road...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Safety
Riders for the app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo held a strike in London Wednesday over pay and working conditions, part of a broader backlash against one of the U.K.’s biggest gig economy companies. Scooter and bicycle delivery riders waving flags and...
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