by dankeelan | Apr 16, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers
“Gig-tripping is a new trend that sees fans planning travel ― often internationally ― around the tour stops of their favorite artists,” said Lisa Chen, CEO of ToursByLocals. “This might be because they can’t get tickets for their home show, to save money, or...
by dankeelan | Apr 9, 2024 | Digital Transformation, Featured, Gig Workers
As a freelance writer, I’ve spent extended time living out of Airbnbs to see different parts of the country, and I’m not alone in my desire to wander around while I work. More than 17 million Americans considered themselves digital nomads last year. With...
by dankeelan | Apr 2, 2024 | Gig Workers
In response to the war on Gaza, the 100,000-strong International Alliance of App-Based Transport Workers has called a boycott of Chevron-owned gas stations. It shows how precarious workers can use solidarity action to hit firms who profit from apartheid. Historically,...
by dankeelan | Mar 26, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Gig Workers
Some 73.3 million people participated in the gig economy last year, representing about 38% of the U.S. workforce. This year, it is projected to exceed 76.4 million — and these workers aren’t all doing rideshares or deliveries. As the future of work evolves, we...
by dankeelan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Gen Z, Gig Workers
Fiverr, a freelance marketplace, recently conducted a study that examined how Gen Z thinks about work and their careers. The study examined how layoffs, technology, and a need for flexibility impact the generation’s work preferences. Many Gen Zers are already...
by dankeelan | Mar 19, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers
So ubiquitous is the gig economy in American life that, for many of us, the “taxi” has gone the way of the “tissue.” Just as a “Kleenex” is now the thing we blow our noses into, we now take an “Uber” when we want to go somewhere. And anyone who’s ever ridden in an...
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