new york DoorDash execs discover one weird trick to steal tips from drivers (it's just regular stealing) Ellsworth Toohey

politics IRS goes after gig workers instead of billionaire tax dodgers Ellsworth Toohey

gig economy Uber driver shares essential tips and tricks Mark Frauenfelder

Economy Why there are so many "Ghost Jobs" haunting hiring websites Thom Dunn

fiction The international Werewolf Erotica gig economy is booming Thom Dunn

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gig economy U-Bounty: The World's First Bounty Hunting Gig App Mark Frauenfelder

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uber Judge to Uber and Lyft: Your drivers are employees, so deal with it Andrea James

Business Demanding coronavirus protections, Instacart workers plan to strike Monday, March 30 Xeni Jardin

Business Beyond the gig economy: "platform co-ops" that run their own apps Cory Doctorow

Business Uber pretended its drivers were contractors, and now it owes New Jersey $650m in employment tax Cory Doctorow

Business Transcription service rev.com cuts "professional transcriptionists'" effective hourly wage from $6.35 to $4.50 Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Inventing a better future of work: the Working Futures science fiction anthology of better futures for workers and jobs Mike Masnick

class war 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

gig economy DoorDash "still stealing tips," say workers Mark Frauenfelder

music The "Uber of Live Music" will charge you $1100-1600 to book a house show, pay musicians $100 Cory Doctorow

science fiction Science fiction writers on the future of work: Laurie Penny, Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Nisi Shawl, Martha Wells and others Cory Doctorow

Business Uber forces its drivers to arbitrate, rather than sue, but Uber also won't arbitrate Cory Doctorow

Business Incredibly detailed technical guide to camgirling is a mix of advanced retail psychology and advice on performing emotional labor Cory Doctorow