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...
by dankeelan | Mar 19, 2024 | Economy, 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,...
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