Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigMar 25, 2018
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. For a prime example of this, check out what Uber and Lyft have done to taxi drivers, and their own drivers, in New York City. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 7, 2015
Toronto ad agency Zulu Alpha Kilo asked restaurateurs, personal trainers and architects to provide some of their product or service for free so shoppers could decide whether to buy it. “Get out of here” was one cook's response. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 13, 2015
Even before the founding of the transportation company Uber in 2009, "the United States economy was rapidly becoming an Uber economy writ large, with tens of millions of Americans involved in some form of freelancing, contracting, temping or outsourcing,” reports The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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