Why Gig Companies Want to Call Their Workers Independent Contractors
A California court ruling makes it harder for companies to classify employees as independent contractors. Gig economy companies are pushing back.
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The 'Gig Economy' Is the New Term for Serfdom
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.
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'The Gig Economy' Is the New Term for Serfdom
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.
Seattle Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant Debates Breitbart Editor
If you're looking to get depressed, listen to a crowd of Seattle residents cheer a couple of conservatives demanding that their fellow Americans be deprived of a measly $6 raise in the minimum wage.
Why Don't We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About America's Struggling Working People
Millions of people in the US work and are still poor Here are eight points that show why the U needs to dedicate itself to making work pay.
