by dankeelan | Aug 23, 2022 | Gig Workers, Pay
Working gigs is a perfectly acceptable way to earn a living, and more and more people are realizing it. Currently, the U.S. has around 70 million gig workers, a number that is expected to steadily increase to over 90 million by 2028, according to Statista. To learn...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
DoorDash and Lyft are the latest companies to show just how much they’re benefitting from sustained consumer demand. Driving the news: Couriers for DoorDash delivered 426 million orders in the second quarter — an all-time high — the company...
by dankeelan | Aug 7, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
Dallas-based Debbie Welker quit working as a delivery driver for Shipt and Instacart earlier this year because gas prices were cutting too deeply into her earnings. She would work 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week to make around $1,200, but then would have to use...
by dankeelan | Jul 26, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Higher prices, an imminent economic downturn, and the stock market turmoil have turned working conditions from bad to worse for on-demand workers. For an early riser like Adalgisa Payero-Diarra, 1 p.m. would usually be the time she calls it a day, eight hours after...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Truckers servicing some of the US’s busiest ports are staging protests Wednesday as state-level labor rules that change their employment status begin to go into effect, creating another choke point in stressed US supply chains. Transport workers are demonstrating at...
by dankeelan | Jul 19, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
People have confused the terms “gig economy” and “flexible work” since they became everyday phrases. While they may seem interchangeable to those who don’t know the difference, they are far from synonyms. The gig economy has been around...
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