Seattle becomes first in U.S. to protect gig workers from sudden 'deactivation' ( kuow.org )

floofloof , 10 months ago

gig workers are being unfairly terminated, or “deactivated,” as the companies call it.

I, for one, loathe our new techbro overlords.

lasagna , 10 months ago

Workers being exploited is nothing new though. Same overlords, different labels.

lorkano , 10 months ago

But usually there are some laws protecting them, they didn’t have any.

OwenEverbinde , 10 months ago

THESE DAYS there are some laws protecting most workers. Those laws were written in the blood of striking miners.