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Meta’s terrible content broke him. Now he wants it to pay
This case is the first from a content moderator outside of the company’s home country. In May 2020, Meta (then…
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When Gig workers are murdered, their families accept payment
The maze of policies and additional policies can get complicated quickly. First of all, most personal auto insurance plans do…
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Amazon Staten Island Workers Unite in History’s First
The ALU also benefits from geography. “New York City is a union city,” RWDSU president Stuart Appelbaum said at a…
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Washington State Passed a Surprising New Gig Worker Law
James Childers says he really enjoys his job driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington State.…
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Unions face historic votes at Amazon
Bradley Moss is Have a busy year. A consultant for the union avoidance firm The Burke Group, Moss was Amazon…
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Amazon Warehouse Walkout is just the latest hit
In the early morning Wednesday morning, workers at three Amazon warehouses started work. More than 60 employees at two delivery…
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Online shopping is reshaping real-world cities
Dark shop — spring up in former butchers, convenience stores, gyms, and mattress retailers — are taking up space that…
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DoorDash Enters the Instant Delivery Game — With Employees
DoorDash said Monday they’re doing something different in New York City: They hire about 60 delivery people as employees, instead…
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‘Worker data science’ can teach us how to fix the high-speed economy
Globally, gig workers are running some of the most vocal and visible campaigns for workers’ rights. Across multiple platforms and…
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These Startups Deliver Groceries Quickly — No Gigabit Employees Needed
The gig economy is one of Silicon Valley’s greatest tricks of the past decade. Armed with smartphones, cars, bags, bicycles,…
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