T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
Any data on whether the gig drivers are better off now? They should be getting bennies from the employer. Ultimately, this will result in lower productivity. As per usual, the union threat/lobbying forced rideshare companies to offer modest benefits to drivers, which makes the argument that every worker benefits from union fights.
Of course, reading the talking points during the fight ignores the fact that using driver hour data from the pandemic era doesn't give an accurate depiction of just how many hours these drivers typically work.
No, they got absolutely ass raped.
In California under AB 5, gig workers like those that drove for Uber and Lyft found those companies turning off or limiting the hours their apps would work to avoid the need to hire full time drivers.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/pers...rying,just like Vox let go of its contractors.
https://calmatters.org/economy/2020/08/california-gig-work-ab5-prop-22/
Assembly Bill (AB) 5 was recently signed into law in California and has had devastating effects on independent contractors and freelancers in the Golden State. Gig economy workers have been hit especially hard. AB5 replaces the common law test with the ABC test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor
https://i4aw.org/resources/warnings...rker is an employee or independent contractor.
Clogged California ports face new labor risk from trucking
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/clogged-california-ports-face-new-labor-risk-trucking-2022-07-19/
Instead of helping gig workers, AB 5 killed off whole industries where gig work was the norm. Unions didn't gain membership as the gig workers were no longer employed.