by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
Over the last several months, Americans have heard hundreds of stories about the horrible working conditions of jobs in the so-called “gig economy.” Amazon contract drivers have such brutal delivery schedules that they are sometimes forced to pee in...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
Californians who swapped mind-numbing traffic and packed trains for “commutes” to a home office or living room don’t want to go back to their old daily grind. That’s according to a University of Southern California survey released Monday, which found more...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding. According to a new study of gig economy trends by daVinci Payments, Inc., some 93 million workers participated in that sector in 2020, an...
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 | 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 6, 2021 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Future of Work
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the US$90 trillion global economy – from job insecurity and rising unemployment to huge levels of stress on people and health-care services. However, we have seen positive developments emerge:...
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