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COVID-19 Surges Are Driving Tech Worker Strikes and Protests
New data suggests another wave of COVID-19-related lockdowns and restrictions could spark more strikes and protests led by gig workers and Amazon warehouse associates.
Biden Promised to Reclassify Gig Workers. But How Will He Actually Do it?
Biden has outlined a plan for ensuring workers on gig economy apps receive employee-rights and benefits—but the labor movement is under no illusions that his administration will easily deliver on those plans.
Prop 22 Proved That Uber’s Strongest Opponents Are in Its Own Hometown
Prop 22 election results indicate that the backlash to Uber, Lyft, and Instacart is fiercest in San Francisco and the greater Silicon Valley.
Gig Worker Groups Release Solidarity Letter Opposing Proposition 22
Proposition 22, supported by companies such as Uber and Lyft, would exempt the gig economy from reclassifying workers as employees.
Instacart Asked Its Gig Workers to Distribute Propaganda That Would Hurt Them
"Please retrieve one Prop 22 sticker and insert and place it in your customer's order."
Uber and Lyft's Shameless Propaganda Is Trying to Steal Protections From Drivers
Californians are receiving mailers aimed at deceiving progressive voters into supporting a proposition that would exempt gig economy companies from reclassifying drivers as employees.
Instacart Hacks and Bots Have Fueled a Racist Class War Among Shoppers
Hackers are breaking into Instacart's gig workers' accounts, changing personal information, and actively shopping orders, giving rise to a flurry of racist and xenophobic theories that have divided shoppers along political lines.
'You Couldn’t Swipe Fast Enough': How the Pandemic Devastated Instacart Workers
On-demand grocery delivery has been marketed as a lucrative opportunity for laid off workers during the pandemic. But as the experience of Instacart’s gig workers shows, its shoppers are being gamed by the app.
Target’s Gig Workers Will Strike to Protest Switch to Algorithmic Pay Model
On Wednesday, the day of the work stoppage, Shipt will expand a blackbox pay model that workers say will hurt their earnings.
Many Instacart Workers Haven't Received Safety Kits Promised 8 Weeks Ago
“Instacart just made these offerings to us for the publicity, to make themselves look good.”
Opportunists Are Preying on Instacart Shoppers as Bots Ramp Up on the Platform
A middleman is dubiously offering Instartcart shoppers the chance of more reliable work in exchange for thousands of dollars.
Instacart Sends Cease-and-Desist to Website That Automatically Placed Orders
During the pandemic, multiple developers have created tools that let users automatically grab delivery slots, letting them secure food before others.