by dankeelan | Aug 11, 2026 | Delivery, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there’s a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits. In 2025, companies such as DoorDash, Lyft and Uber had the most workers receiving Supplemental Nutrition...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Workplace
There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market. It’s still barely discernible as a trend with the technology responsible for adding around only 15 basis points to the overall unemployment rate. But, that figure has risen from 10 basis points last...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | China, Featured, Gig Workers, Social Security
With China’s flexible workforce estimated at nearly 300 million, Beijing pledges to strengthen their safety, wages and basic social security. Guangzhou delivery vehicle driver Zhang Liang watches on warily as more graduates, former factory workers and other...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Skilled Trades
The future of work took a measurable step this month, as Upwork’s Future Workforce Index 2026 found that 38% of skilled U.S. knowledge workers now freelance. That is up sharply from 28% a year ago. The report, released July 14, surveyed 2,400 U.S. workers and paired...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2026 | Featured, Skills, Technology
“I was just in a trough, drowning in uncertainty,” says Walaa Volidis, a Palestinian software engineer. “But deep inside, I made a decision: it will not be the end, no matter how hard it gets. I’ll keep fighting for my dreams.” Wearing a...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2026 | Diversity, Featured
Michael Korenblit looked around the room as the Respect Diversity Foundation’s board of directors took a vote on whether to change the nonprofit’s name. Would they decide to take the word “diversity” out of the foundation’s name or leave...
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