Category Archives: Labor

Instacart drivers fear that hiding customer addresses puts them at risk

Posted on July 16, 2019 by sergioc

The company has begun hiding the addresses of some assignments until after the driver accepts it—a policy change that drivers fiercely opposed last year. (Read more on Fast Company)

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This startup provides health insurance against online harassment

Posted on May 16, 2019 by sergioc

Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean have raised a million dollars for a new business, Tall Poppy, that helps companies protect employees against trolls and hackers. (Fast Company)

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Uber and Lyft drivers protest low pay and opaque policies

Posted on March 26, 2019 by sergioc

As IPOs loom for both ride-share giants, workers are striking and protesting in L.A., San Francisco, and San Diego over declining pay and lack of transparency. (Read on Fast Company)

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These Facebook workers want to unite employees and low-wage contractors

Posted on March 7, 2019 by sergioc

A new group, Workers for Workers, is trying to build a coalition to improve conditions for Facebook’s staff and contractors alike. (Read more on Fast Company)

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Drive for Instacart and you could make $29.05 for an hour’s work—or $2.74

Posted on February 22, 2019 by sergioc

Calculators developed by labor advocates show that many grocery delivery gigs pay well below $15 per hour. (Read on Fast Company)

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The fight for $15 (per hour) comes to the gig economy

Posted on February 14, 2019 by sergioc

With take-home pay dropping as companies prune for IPOs, drivers for Instacart, DoorDash, and other services are uniting to demand a minimum wage. (Read more on Fast Company)

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Delivery workers: Tip us in cash so companies have to pay us more

Posted on February 13, 2019 by sergioc

Since delivery companies like Amazon and DoorDash count tips in their pay formula, workers are asking for cash tips, which the companies can’t see. (Read more on Fast Company)

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DoorDash reveals how much it relies on customer tips to pay its workers

Posted on February 12, 2019 by sergioc

The food delivery service discloses how much of drivers’ income consists of tips, amid widespread outrage among gig economy workers about payment systems. (Read more on Fast Company)

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Meet the Google engineer getting its workers ready to strike

Posted on December 3, 2018 by sergioc

Google engineer Liz Fong-Jones raised over $100,000 in three hours to support striking workers, then doubled it with her own contribution. (Read more on Fast Company.)

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By going public, dissidents at Google will face some huge risks

Posted on November 28, 2018 by sergioc

Publicly opposing an employer could expose workers to retribution from within and without–and to a big financial hit. (Read more on Fast Company)

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