US news | The Guardian<p>DoorDash to repay $16.75m in pocketed tips to New York delivery workers <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/doordash-new-york-tips-delivery-workers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/27/doordash-new-york-tips-delivery-workers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Couriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Couriers</span></a>/deliveryindustry <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gigeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a></p>
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Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Meanwhile in the gig economy, workers are finding their pay being docked for no apparent reason & are excluded from bookings/work by the ap... and there is little recourse from an automated system that few understand how it works.</p><p>I've said it before, the gig economy's innovation is not technological it is a system to remove workers' rights, and exploit them, to enhance profits... this is just Victorian working practice for the new millennium!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/21/its-a-nightmare-couriers-mystified-by-the-algorithms-that-control-their-jobs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">jan/21/its-a-nightmare-couriers-mystified-by-the-algorithms-that-control-their-jobs</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>It's <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/TimeToDeliverAnswers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeToDeliverAnswers</span></a> 🚚</p><p>ORG and 11 other organisations are asking Deliveroo, Uber, and JustEat to take steps to significantly improve their transparency around the algorithms they use to manage their workforce.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@privacyint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>privacyint</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/workersrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workersrights</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a> </p><p>Read more ➡️ <a href="https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5509/time-deliver-answers-open-letter-just-eat-takeaway-uber-and-deliveroo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyinternational.org/advoc</span><span class="invisible">acy/5509/time-deliver-answers-open-letter-just-eat-takeaway-uber-and-deliveroo</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Porn performers and gig workers share struggles in the platform economy. Scholars reveal how the porn industry has evolved into a hybrid labor market: <a href="https://buff.ly/3C0uTk4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3C0uTk4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a></p>
Chaoddity<p>"we will find you orders while you drive to this far away location! Dash along the way!"<br>Biggest lie in the doordash app<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doordash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doordash</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a></p>
The-14<p>How gig platforms like Fiverr are reshaping the video game development industry<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fiverr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiverr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GameDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Freelancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freelancing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Outsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outsourcing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DigitalLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GameIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IndieGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechTrends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GigWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigWorkers</span></a> <br><a href="https://the-14.com/how-gig-platforms-like-fiverr-are-reshaping-the-video-game-development-industry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/how-gig-platforms-l</span><span class="invisible">ike-fiverr-are-reshaping-the-video-game-development-industry/</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Dashing stats for 2024. I tracked (for tax purposes) every Dash. Here's the final stats for the year (add about $20 pay adjustment I expect for this week):</p><p>Dashes: 222<br>Offers: 1840 <br>Deliveries: 1971 <br>Base Delivery Pay: $8562.52 + Peak Pay $129.00<br>Regulatory (BC Gov) Pay Adjustment since Sept 1: $836.04<br>Tips: $6,858.23<br>Overall Total before taxes: $16,385.79<br>Active Dashing Time on a Delivery: 435h 7m<br>Total Dashing Time (Active + Idle): 639h 4m<br>Total Kilometres Driven: 12,674.3km <br>Fuel Cost (99% Electricity): $272.74<br>Fuel + Insurance: $374.84 <br>Average Hourly Wage on Dashing Time - Costs:<br>$23.95/hr<br>Average Hourly Wage on Active Time - Costs:<br>$37.09/hr<br>Average Base Pay per Delivery: $4.30<br>Average Tip per Delivery: $3.59</p><p>I haven't yet calculated what I expect to pay in taxes as it will depend on my primary employment, deductions, etc. I won't do that for a couple months.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/DoorDash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoorDash</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Stats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stats</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/2ndJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2ndJob</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Spreadsheets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spreadsheets</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Delivery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delivery</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/GigWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigWork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a><br>cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@josie_osborne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josie_osborne</span></a></span></p>
MidniteMikeWrites<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@dgfitch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dgfitch</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KarlSchroeder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KarlSchroeder</span></a></span></p><p>“Enclosure” is one of the default modes of capitalism. Capture or otherwise subject some space to the logic of a specific set of private interests so that rent (or profits) can be derived. </p><p>That's what's behind <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> creep destroying the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a>, the growth of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/arbitration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arbitration</span></a>, and the explosion of the "access" and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a> </p><p>Only solace is that this is very much so a political project and not the natural state of things. We can fight back.</p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>On Saturday I went Door Dashing and got a call from someone claiming that an offer I just got was done with a fraudulent credit card. So I went through the steps suggested to clear the order. </p><p>Immediately afterward, I called Door Dash Support and asked if the previous call was legit. They said yes it was. But just in case, I went and changed my password on my account.</p><p>Then when out yesterday, I got called again. Same voice. Different name. Same thing. After it was done, I again went and changed my password. But this time it seemed my account was locked out.</p><p>I called Door Dash support and after running through verification they confirmed that my account had been compromised. Presumably by the phone person.</p><p>They promised it would all be fixed up and I'd have access to my account again soon.</p><p>But I continue to wait to gain access 18h later. I haven't been paid for last week's work. And when I try to login to the Dasher app it claims I've never had an account.</p><p>I'm mad at the scammer.<br>I'm mad at myself.<br>I'm mad at Door Dash.<br>It's been a crappy day all ‘round.</p><p>And yes, I'm writing this down not just as a warning for all of you that scammers will scam and always be suspicious… but also to document it for my own brain (I've got other notes too) in case this gets more ugly.</p><p>Sigh. If Doordashers were actual *employees* perhaps this would not be happening.</p><p>If you have questions feel free…. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/DoorDash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoorDash</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ContractWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContractWork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/PhoneScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneScam</span></a></p>
Stingray's Badger Friend<p>Our country keeps astounding me with how backwards we are. </p><p>Banning all cyclists from pedestrian areas is a dangerous move. </p><p>There are so many better solutions, such as: <br>-marked <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CycleLanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CycleLanes</span></a> <br>-scrapping the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> for deliveries <br>-investing as much in cycle infrastructure as is invested in vehicle infrastructure</p><p>Hey folks, there's a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> underway, please don't carry on as usual</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/31/cycling-clampdowns-city-councils-danger" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/</span><span class="invisible">31/cycling-clampdowns-city-councils-danger</span></a></p>
Jules<p>Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment in <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Bristol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bristol</span></a> raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/12/calls-for-investigation-of-uber-eats-and-deliveroo-after-raid-on-bristol-caravan-camp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2024/</span><span class="invisible">oct/12/calls-for-investigation-of-uber-eats-and-deliveroo-after-raid-on-bristol-caravan-camp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Deliveroo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deliveroo</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a></p>
Mother Bones<p>Via Leon Yin<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Leonyin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Leonyin</span></a></span> <br>5:04 PM Oct 10, 2024</p><p>"The core promise of the gig-economy is flexibility. However, Uber & Lyft locked out drivers nearly every hour of every day w/ no notice. Including during peak hours & Uber 'open access times' when drivers are told they can work"</p><p>"Of the +3K lockouts confirmed w/ location, we found +400 lockouts occurred in proximity of a surge zone. In nearly half of cases (44%) magnitude of surge increased. Potentially increasing costs for passengers"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Around the world, Uber is slashing its drivers earnings so it can claim to be profitable.</p><p>It’s using tech to find out which drivers are desperate enough to accept lower pay for trips and continuing to fight to make sure they’re contractors, not employees.</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/roundup-uber-is-cutting-workers-wages-globally/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/roundup-uber-i</span><span class="invisible">s-cutting-workers-wages-globally/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>So disappointing to see how Uber continues to get away with its global war on workers and their rights.</p><p>Here’s a staggering chart from the Financial Times showing how much Uber drivers’ wages have fallen across most of the world.</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7b503c54-ee5b-4413-ad06-580cdab531e5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/7b503c54-ee5b-4</span><span class="invisible">413-ad06-580cdab531e5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Following on from the US case of online terms & conditions stopping a family later suing Disney for wrongful death at one of their resorts, now it seems the T&Cs you sign on using the Uber Ap in the USA will massively curtail your legal rights when your Uber crashes & causes you life transforming injuries.</p><p>The gig economy has gone from exploiting its 'employees' to ensuring you have no recourse should using the service lead to injury.</p><p>a disgrace!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy9j8ldp0lo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy9j8</span><span class="invisible">ldp0lo</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Last month, an appeals court in New Zealand ruled that Uber drivers were employees, not contractors.</p><p>In response, the extreme right-wing government is planning to change employment law to make it much easier to define workers as contractors.</p><p><a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/15/govt-proposes-clarifying-contractor-criteria-in-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">1news.co.nz/2024/09/15/govt-pr</span><span class="invisible">oposes-clarifying-contractor-criteria-in-law/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/newzealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newzealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a></p>
AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>A recent study shows gig workers at rideshare companies are making less than minimum wage in the US; to stop it, we need to fight capitalism in the streets.</p><p><a href="https://www.ninaillingworth.com/2024/09/07/nina-bytes-exploitation-as-a-business-model/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ninaillingworth.com/2024/09/07</span><span class="invisible">/nina-bytes-exploitation-as-a-business-model/</span></a></p><p>Nina-Bytes: Exploitation as a Business Model</p><p>"So how do rideshare and other gig economy companies get away with this? Mostly by selectively cooking the data to make it appear as if rideshare drivers and other gig workers are making more than they actually are, classifying gig labor as independent contractors to skirt existing labor regulations, and spending fuck tons of money lobbying governments at all levels to exempt their workers from the types of labor laws that say you’re not allowed to pay workers less than half the minimum wage in your region. Why do politicians and governments agree to this exploitative bullshit? Mostly because they’re absolutely on the take, don’t give a damn about the labor class whatsoever, and are ideologically aligned with a capitalist order that demands maximum profits and endless growth regardless of how many people that hurts."</p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborRights</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Rideshare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rideshare</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/LaborWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborWars</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Prop22" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prop22</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/LateCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LateCapitalism</span></a></p>
AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>As anyone who works in an affected industry can tell you, the primary purpose of the "gig economy" is to "disrupt" the so-called "free market" by ignoring labor laws, forcing workers to toil for far less money than they would otherwise be making (including sub-minimum wage take home pay) and pass that extracted wealth onto corporate executives and investors. Despite the fact that we all know this, it rarely comes up in the official discourse for two reasons; first, gig companies straight up lie about how much they're actually paying their workers, and secondly, modern American capitalist society largely screens out the voices of actual labor class individuals. Given this, the exploitative nature of the "gig economy" is a story that mostly remains on the sidelines of our discourse; it's not exactly a "secret" but it's also a subject that will never be fully recognized by corporate ghouls and the governments they own either. Unsurprisingly however, whenever someone actually digs into the data, they find that gig workers are wholly correct and this "industry" is more or less a kind of sweat shop brought home to the imperial core.</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/rideshare-companies-worker-pay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/opinion/rides</span><span class="invisible">hare-companies-worker-pay</span></a></p><p>Don’t Take Rideshare Companies at Their Word When It Comes to Worker Pay</p><p>"The study is particularly notable for the results it extracted about California, where in 2020 gig companies poured tens of millions into Proposition 22, legislation which allowed the industry to continue to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees.</p><p>The companies promised that exempting drivers and delivery workers would preserve the “flexibility” of gig work while ensuring that they would make over the minimum wage.</p><p>Four years later, that promise seems broken. Rideshare passenger drivers, the study found, take home $7.12 per hour in median net hourly earnings before tips—a fraction of California’s $16 minimum wage. When you account for the employee benefits and taxes that drivers have to pay for themselves, the number is even lower."</p><p>The study in question was conducted by the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center, and while the quote I featured here talks mostly about California, it was conducted across five major metropolitan areas and found that gig economy rideshare drivers were making less than minimum wage in all five cities. Given the pay standards of this industry as a whole, I'd be willing to bet you can extrapolate that data to pretty much every city in America, and even other Pig Empire nations that don't expressly forbid rideshare companies from paying their workers a wage below the minimum; that is after all, the business model of every company in this sector. </p><p>So how do they get away with it? Mostly by cooking the data to make it appear as if drivers are making more than they actually are, and spending fuck tons of money lobbying governments at all levels to exempt their "gig workers" from the types of labor laws that say you're not allowed to pay workers less than half the minimum wage in your region. Why do politicians and governments agree to this bullshit? Mostly because they're absolutely on the take, don't give a flying fuck about the labor class, and are ideologically aligned with a capitalist order that demands maximum profits and endless growth regardless of how many people that hurts. In other words, none of the people involved here are your friends and if they can figure out a way to work labor class people to death without paying them sweet fuck all, they're gonna do so.</p><p>Of course some folks will read what I've said here and shrug, possibly while making a snide comment about "late stage capital." I don't begrudge them that, but I would like to remind them that capital itself doesn't plan on ending capitalism and extreme exploitation any time soon, and the only way this era is going to be remembered as "late stage capitalism" is if we the people start forcing them to shut down the fuck barrel. When your great grandparents realized that big business, investors, and the government were all in it together to squeeze every last ounce of profit out of them even if it meant driving them to an early grave, they didn't make pithy comments about "late stage capitalism" - they organized unions, took to the streets, fought cops, and started smashing the machinery of capitalism. The mass exploitation of the labor class still depends on the participation of that same labor class, and an orderly society where brutal extraction that violates the spirit of our labor laws is shrugged at, and complied with as "just the way things are." If you want that to change, you are going to have fight for it; not just at the ballot box, but also in the streets.</p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Rideshare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rideshare</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Prop22" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prop22</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a></p>
IT News<p>California Supreme Court Rules That Uber and Lyft Drivers Will Remain Independent Contractors - In a major victory for app-based companies, their drivers will not be considered employee... - <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/california-supreme-court-uber-lyft-drivers-independent-contractors/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/california-sup</span><span class="invisible">reme-court-uber-lyft-drivers-independent-contractors/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a>/transportation <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>Uber is racking up victories against drivers fighting for their rights and even opposing things like wheelchair accessibility in Ireland. It’s still a horrible company.</p><p>More on that, plus labor updates and other tech news in the Disconnect Roundup.</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/roundup-ubers-war-on-workers-rights-continues/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/roundup-ubers-</span><span class="invisible">war-on-workers-rights-continues/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gigeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gigeconomy</span></a></p>
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