by dankeelan | Jun 20, 2023 | California, Featured, Gig Workers, Unions
Gig workers, such as drivers for Uber or Lyft, could now have a path toward unionizing due to a new ruling, creating a way for them to organize and even strike. The National Labor Relations Board, an independent federal agency that safeguards the right to...
by dankeelan | Jun 6, 2023 | California, Gig Workers
Pablo Gomez has been a full-time Uber driver since 2019. He takes pride in knowing how to maximize his earnings on each trip he takes. That means knowing the right times to drive, which rides to accept and which to pass up — and it also means knowing the letter of the...
by dankeelan | Dec 13, 2022 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
For more than a year, the California voter-approved gig-economy law known as Proposition 22 has hung in the balance after a judge invalidated the ballot initiative allowing giant ride-hailing and delivery companies to classify their workers as independent...
by dankeelan | Sep 6, 2022 | California, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
So-called gig workers are everywhere in the economy — Uber drivers, food delivery people, and others. In today’s workforce, they’re basically considered an independent contractor under the law. There aren’t many rules that govern gig work — on the federal...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | California, Gig Workers, Pay, Race
In November 2020, the people of California voted to pass Proposition 22, which classified workers for rideshare and delivery companies as independent contractors instead of employees. The ballot measure was a direct response to the California State Legislature...
by dankeelan | Jul 20, 2021 | California, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
During the peak of the Great Depression, 25% of the American workforce lost their jobs, a staggering figure that would go unrivaled for a century. In May 2020, the country came close: up to 16% of Americans were out of work, beating a high of 10.6% during the Great...
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