arise ProPublica digs into the gig economy pyramid scheme that sells work-from-home customer service reps Thom Dunn

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

eviction economy The gig economy has come for eviction enforcement Thom Dunn

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

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

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

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

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

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

gig economy Trying out China's girlfriend rental service Mark Frauenfelder

ridesharing Relying on a ridesharing gig to make money ain't what it used to be Séamus Bellamy

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