Ilana Novick / TruthdigMar 9, 2020
For service workers, there’s no such thing as paid sick leave or working from home, two measures that could slow the spread of the disease. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
CATHY BUSSEWITZ / The Associated PressDec 24, 2019
His resignation from the company that turbocharged the gig economy will likely be met with relief from investors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJun 5, 2019
Corporations are increasingly hiring part-time, freelance and contract workers, threatening the basic livelihoods of millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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The Los Angeles Press Club will reveal the contest's winners June 30 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 8, 2019
Company executives make huge profits at the expense of drivers and customers. Now unions are striking on the eve of Uber's IPO. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Louise Rubacky / TruthdigJan 25, 2019
A chronicle of the rise of temporary work, from World War II to the present, shows how corporations maximize profit by dumping employees from payrolls. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Louise Rubacky / TruthdigOct 19, 2018
This exploration of the tech industry "strings lights around the absurdities of the gig economy and the belief in Everyman entrepreneurial capacity." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated PressSep 25, 2018
A new study indicates that task-oriented, app-based labor has failed to delivered the financial returns many workers had hoped for. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Julian Vigo / TruthdigSep 7, 2018
The gig economy is being driven by those who seek to cut costs; this begins and ends with their ability to wiggle out of being considered “employers” in any sense. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigAug 12, 2018
In this reposted column, Chris Hedges argues that the capitalist elites want everyone else to be temp workers trapped in demeaning, low-paying, part-time, service-sector jobs without job security or benefits. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigApr 1, 2018
Don’t buy the oily declarations from the tech billionaires and others that they want to help you survive financially. What they want is to more fully stuff their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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