Is the Gig Economy Working

Does the gig economy mean it’s time for Medicare-For-All?People would be able to move jobs easily, innovate and build their own business, or work in the growing class of gig-economy jobs without the fear of bankruptcy from medical costs. http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/07/opinion-does-the-gig-economy-mean-its-time-for-medicare-for-all/ 8 comments 8/10/2017 politics

The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death 73 comments 29/3/2018 politics

The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death?mbid=synd_digg 6 comments 23/3/2017 business

The Gig Economy Celebrates Working Yourself to Death http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-economy-celebrates-working-yourself-to-death?mbid=synd_digg 5 comments 23/3/2017 economy

Gig Economy Workers Buy Like They Work: No Commitment http://fortune.com/2015/11/24/gig-economy-consumers/ 5 comments 25/11/2015 economy

The Four-Day Work Week—Not Just a Daydream: The lessons of the shorter-hours movements of decades past are still deeply relevant, and are being revived for a gig-economy era of diminished opportunities for working people. https://progressive.org/dispatches/four-day-work-week-jaffe-190925/ 3 comments 26/9/2019 politics

How Gig Work Makes the U.S. Economy Look Better Than Americans Feel https://www.newsweek.com/how-gig-work-makes-us-economy-look-better-americans-feel-opinion-1441890 28 comments 4/6/2019 politics

Nearly one-quarter of Canadians work in the gig economy: poll https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/securian-canada-gig-work-poll-1.7340681 17 comments 8/10/2024 economics

How Gig Economy Work is Distorting Official Unemployment Metrics. Real Unemployment Likely is Much Higher than 4%, Recession Likely. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A074RC1Q027SBEA 67 comments 4/2/2025 wallstreetbets

Uber, AirBnB, Instacart and How the Gig Economy Is Impacting Hiring - "Interest in flexible work actually increased by 42% from 2013 to 2015...U.S. Candidates are looking for job postings that include the words 'remote,' 'work from home' and 'telecommute.'" https://www.jibe.com/blog/what-recruiters-should-know-about-flexible-jobs-today/ 5 comments 7/3/2016 business

Kamala Harris Fries Donald Trump When Asked About His McDonald's Truther Stance - The Democratic nominee worked in a message on the economy as Trump continued to get cheesed over her Golden Arches gig. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-donald-trump-mcdonalds_n_66f54571e4b0b663235f61bd 34 comments 26/9/2024 politics

Flexible work without exploitation: Reversing tech companies’ state-by-state agenda to unravel workers’ rights and misclassify workers as ‘contractors’ in the gig economy and beyond https://www.epi.org/publication/state-misclassification-of-workers/ 11 comments 1/3/2023 economics

Pay crash expected in online gig economy as millions seek work - "A huge number of people in South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa looking for online “gig economy” work could cause a race to the bottom on pay and conditions, according to a new report from the Oxford Internet Institute." https://www.newscientist.com/article/2125712-pay-crash-expected-in-online-gig-economy-as-millions-seek-work/ 11 comments 26/3/2017 technology

When looking ahead at the future of work and the labor economy, new technology can play a crucial role in complementing existing freelance and gig marketplaces. https://www.ibtimes.com/blockchain-powered-job-marketplaces-future-3603164 5 comments 26/8/2022 futurology

EU law fixes minimum rights for 'gig economy' workers - It proposes more predictable hours and compensation for cancelled work, and an end to "abusive practices" around casual contracts. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47947220 8 comments 16/4/2019 worldnews

The Gig Economy Compromised Our Immune System. Epidemics exploit the weak spots of the societies they erupt in. Covid-19 went for the low-paid who couldn’t work from home. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-07-26/coronavirus-how-the-gig-economy-compromised-our-immune-system 5 comments 26/7/2020 economy

The fair work ombudsman launched legal action against Foodora, alleging food couriers should be classed as employees rather than independent contractors. In what could become landmark case for gig economy, ombudsman arguing Foodora workers are entitled to minimum award wage. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/12/australias-fair-work-watchdog-takes-legal-action-against-foodora 3 comments 12/6/2018 worldnews