arise ProPublica digs into the gig economy pyramid scheme that sells work-from-home customer service reps Thom Dunn
pandemic capitalism Demanding coronavirus protections, Instacart workers plan to strike Monday, March 30 Xeni Jardin
beginning of the end Uber pretended its drivers were contractors, and now it owes New Jersey $650m in employment tax Cory Doctorow
rev Transcription service rev.com cuts "professional transcriptionists'" effective hourly wage from $6.35 to $4.50 Cory Doctorow
techdirt Inventing a better future of work: the Working Futures science fiction anthology of better futures for workers and jobs Mike Masnick
ab5 Uber general counsel threatens California: pass a law that makes drivers into employees and we'll spend $60m on a ballot initiative to overturn it Cory Doctorow
house shows The "Uber of Live Music" will charge you $1100-1600 to book a house show, pay musicians $100 Cory Doctorow
precarity Science fiction writers on the future of work: Laurie Penny, Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Nisi Shawl, Martha Wells and others Cory Doctorow
collective action problems Uber forces its drivers to arbitrate, rather than sue, but Uber also won't arbitrate Cory Doctorow
camgirls Incredibly detailed technical guide to camgirling is a mix of advanced retail psychology and advice on performing emotional labor Cory Doctorow
party like its 2008 America's economic growth has come from subprime borrowing by the poorest 60% Cory Doctorow
precariat The future legal shenanigans that will shift liability for pedestrian fatalities involving self-driving Ubers Cory Doctorow
camperforce Camperforce: Laura Poitras documentary on the elderly precariat nomads who keep Amazon's warehouses working Cory Doctorow
