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People Are Making Bots to Snatch Whole Foods Delivery Order Time Slots
Developers are creating a tech divide between those who can use a bot to order their food and those who just have to keep trying during the pandemic.
Elizabeth Warren Calls on Uber, Instacart to Reclassify Workers as Employees
“You have a responsibility to protect their health and the public’s health.”
Instacart’s Gig Workers Are Planning a Massive, Nationwide Strike
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the grocery delivery company has refused to offer its 175,000 gig workers basic protections like hazard pay, hand sanitizer, and paid leave for those with pre-existing health conditions.
San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable
"Denying workers their rights during a public health crisis is immoral, irresponsible, and we cannot and will not stand for it.”
Uber Asks US Government to Give Its Workers Health Insurance
In a desperate bid, Uber wants a federal fix to the problem of its drivers wanting livable wages and healthcare coverage.
Food Delivery Workers Told Us About Their ‘Indescribable Fear’ During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Tips from customers increased over the past few weeks, but only slightly. Buildings have stopped letting deliveries inside to hand off food.
Judge Says Instacart Misclassified its California Workers
The injunction is a historic first step in enforcing a new California law, which could force tech companies to provide gig workers with basic labor rights.
Target's Delivery App Workers Describe a Culture of Retaliation and Fear
The Target-owned grocery delivery company Shipt is rolling out a new algorithmic pay model that is already draining paychecks. And workers are terrified to speak out.
Instacart Workers Win Historic Union Election
After months of upheaval, Instacart employees voted to form the Silicon Valley app's first union in the United States.
Leaked Memos Show Instacart is Running a Union-Busting Campaign
Fed up with life under the algorithm, Instacart employees in Chicago are leading the grocery delivery app’s first union drive.
Instacart Workers Are Calling for a National Boycott of the Grocery Delivery App
“I don’t believe there’s another gig economy company with workers who are more pissed.”
The Holidays Suck For Gig Workers
In 2019, gig workers across the United States suffered a series of changes to their pay algorithm that have left many scrambling to pay for food and utilities, and seeking assistance from charities over the holidays.