by dankeelan | Feb 24, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers
Countless millions of people are very clear that working for themselves is much better than working for “the Man,” for numerous reasons. There’s even a theory that Gen-Z workers, turned off by many restrictive workplace traditions like the 9-to-5 grind, are turning...
by dankeelan | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers
If you recently launched a side gig or are working as a freelancer, filing self-employment taxes can feel like a daunting task. On top of running your business, finding clients and completing projects, you also have to track it all. “The first year of gig work...
by dankeelan | Feb 3, 2026 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Inside the office of the nonprofit Worker’s Justice Project in Brooklyn, Gustavo Ajche pulled up a screenshot on his phone. It showed the delivery app Motoclick had paid him $6.75 for three hours of work in November 2024—a fraction of the city’s $19.56 minimum hourly...
by dankeelan | Jan 27, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers, India
Amid the ongoing tensions between consumer platforms and their gig workers, Delhi-based Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) has called for a nationwide strike today. As part of this, it has called on gig and platform service workers to switch off...
by dankeelan | Jan 20, 2026 | Featured, Gig Workers
Some independent contractors have come up with another way to make money using the apps: Selling access to those apps to other people, according to a new survey. Forty-five percent of gig workers surveyed by TransUnion said that they had either rented or sold access...
by dankeelan | Jan 13, 2026 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The American gig economy is at a strange crossroads. More workers than ever are turning to apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart to pay the bills, even as it becomes clearer that the promise of flexible, lucrative work was always more myth than reality for many....
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