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Secret Amazon Reports Expose the Company’s Surveillance of Labor and Environmental Groups
Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center reveal the company’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on warehouse workers and the extensive monitoring of labor unions, environmental activists, and other social movements
Striking Workers in North Dakota Threaten Food Supply Chain in the Midwest
Seventy-five workers at a major regional food distributor in Fargo, North Dakota are striking to demand COVID-19 protections—as the state faces the highest Coronavirus mortality rate in the country.
What Is 'IC+', Uber's New Plan to Warp Labor Laws Nationwide?
Proposition 22 in California was just the beginning, and Uber has a newly-branded plan to continue misclassifying drivers.
Gig Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Labor PACs In Illinois and New York
In the wake of Prop 22 passing in California, gig companies are gearing up for fights nationwide and fostering ties with Democrats.
Blue-Collar Unions Fear Widespread Layoffs in Silicon Valley
Laid-off cafeteria workers will lead a protest outside Verizon Media CEO's San Francisco house on Tuesday following the release of a report on how Silicon Valley's cafeteria workers, janitors, and security guards have fared during the pandemic.
This Startup Is Saving Restaurants From Heavy Delivery App Fees
Profitboss lets restaurants set up their own digital delivery ordering while reducing the cost.
DoorDash Says Its Own Pay Model Is a Risk to Its Business in Public Filing
In its S-1, DoorDash lays out why it's its own worst enemy and warns it may never be profitable.
Biden's Transition Team Is Stuffed With Amazon, Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb Personnel
Biden's agency review teams highlight the revolving door between big tech and Washington even as the president-elect opposes Uber's Proposition 22.
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.
Uber Wants to Expand Its Anti-Worker Proposition 22 Beyond California
The ballot initiative exempts companies from labor laws that say gig workers are employees, and California was just the start.
Here's What Labor Unions Say They're Doing to Protect the Vote
VICE News reached out to 16 of the most influential labor groups in the U.S. to ask how they've mobilized their members.
Proposition 22's Victory Shows How Uber and Lyft Break Democracy
Corporations spent millions to mislead voters about an anti-labor ballot measure, won, and reaped billions on the stock market. This is not healthy.