by dankeelan | Aug 10, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Unions
A fight over a proposed ballot question about the status of gig-economy workers in Massachusetts escalated Monday, as a labor-backed coalition accused its political opponents, who are backed by technology giants, of violating state law by failing to report campaign...
by dankeelan | Aug 1, 2021 | Career, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Aimee Benavides has spent the past two decades using her English- and Spanish-language skills to help those in need. She earns a living as an interpreter in courthouses, assisting witnesses and defendants who don’t understand what’s happening — and she specializes in...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Unions
GoPuff drivers are publicly calling on the delivery app to improve its treatment of workers for the first time as the company continues to rapidly expand. In an open letter released Thursday in collaboration with the labor rights organization Working...
by dankeelan | Jun 21, 2021 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
It’s been more than a year since San Francisco Uber driver Lucas Chamberlain was knocked unconscious by a would-be customer who attacked him during an argument over whether or not the patron was old enough to ride solo. “I woke up with blood coming down under my...
by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Benefits, Unions
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash hope to negotiate compromises with their workers without classifying them as employees. Some U.S. workers are willing to compromise, but many want to be classified as employees, which gives them the right to unionize. Gig...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Featured, U.S. Economy, Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a bid to weaken the power of public-sector unions, refusing to reconsider a 1984 ruling that lets them serve as the exclusive bargaining agent for workers. The justices without comment rejected an appeal by Jade Thompson, an Ohio...
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