by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Culture, Featured, Gig Workers
Of course Friskies Shreds wet cat food was on the bottom shelf of the last aisle I checked. It was just that kind of day. As I crouched into a kneeling position to inspect the inventory, I scanned the customer’s order glowing back at me on my smartphone: “Any seafood...
by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Gig Workers
Even before gas prices soared across the country, ride-hailing driver Martinelli Quintanilla tried to stretch his gas tank as much as possible. Quintanilla — who also works in the hospitality industry — drives a Toyota Prius, which uses a gasoline engine and electric...
by dankeelan | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers
Workers in India, Argentina, and South Africa say that they are struggling to make ends meet. In March, ride-hailing driver Charles Mayati joined hundreds of other South African drivers in a three-day strike. In Durban and Johannesburg, drivers logged off the...
by dankeelan | Jun 21, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legislation
The top court in Massachusetts blocked a ballot question Tuesday to continue classifying Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors, bringing an abrupt end to what was shaping up to be the most fraught and expensive ballot battle in the state. The...
by dankeelan | Jun 14, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, Technology
As gasoline prices across the country continue to climb — now at an average of more than $5 per gallon per AAA — a Pittsburgh-based startup announced a revamping of its gas incentive program that is available to users of its platform across the country....
by dankeelan | Jun 14, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, Legislation
Massachusetts’ top court on Tuesday blocked a bid to ask voters whether app-based ride-share and delivery drivers should be treated as independent contractors rather than employees, in The court said a ballot question that a coalition of app-based service...
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