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These Facebook workers want to unite employees and low-wage contractors
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
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
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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DoorDash reveals how much it relies on customer tips to pay its workers
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
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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Meet the Silicon Valley socialists who are pushing a tech worker uprising
Driving the current protests against ICE and military contracts is a larger movement to transfer power from billionaires to workers and communities. (Read on Fast Company)
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The U.S. is opening prime urban sky to commercial drones
An online system called LAANC is cutting FAA permitting time for commercial drone missions from months to seconds. (Read on Fast Company)
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The Net Neutrality Defender Fighting Trump From The Other Washington
Tempting a showdown with the feds, Washington State representative Drew Hansen is leading a bipartisan effort to enact strong net neutrality and privacy rules. (Read on Fast Company.)
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Sorry, Bedtime Readers: iPads Keep You Awake Even With Night Shift On
New research shows that the “warm” screen color has a negligible impact on melatonin, although there could be a psychological effect. (Details on Fast Company)
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Tech’s Swift Reaction To Hate Groups Was Years In The Making
Advocates like the Anti-Defamation League have been cajoling Silicon Valley for years to cut off violent white-supremacist groups. (Read on Fast Company)
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