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gig economy

A delivery person with DoorDash riding on a bike.

DoorDash agrees to $5 million settlement with San Francisco in labor dispute

Around 4,500 DoorDash workers will get money.

On Nov 23, 2021 by Grace Ferguson

Tech
person handing amazon packages to another

Over 140,000 drivers who had tips stolen from Amazon are getting repaid

Amazon settled with the FTC earlier this year.

On Nov 3, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Screenshots from a TikTok where the user leaves a note that reads: 'Heard Doordash is stealing tips. Tipped $6.00 online. Here is extra just in case. Thanks'

‘As a dasher, this warms my heart’: Customer leaves cash tip for apparent DoorDash driver with viral note

'Tipped $6.00 online. Here is extra just in case. Thanks.'

On Sep 3, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
person walking while holding piece of paper with caption "I just drove my personal car to your house" (l) man wearing hat in car with caption "FOR FREE" (c) delivery bag in front of door with caption "to deliver your food FOR FUN?" (r)

‘Pick it up yourself’: DoorDash driver accuses customer who didn’t tip of making him work for free, sparking debate (updated)

The driver is getting accused of harassing the customer.

On Aug 12, 2021 by Samira Sadeque

IRL
ubereats-driver-tip-crying

‘Why does the burden always fall on the consumers instead of these corporations?’ Uber Eats driver cries after getting low tip in viral TikTok

‘I just spent an hour driving around for $1.19 tip.'

On Jun 6, 2021 by Alexandra Samuels

IRL Tech
The DoorDash logo next to police lights

Cops want you to know they finished DoorDash order after arresting gig worker

Not everyone is impressed by the officer's actions.

On Apr 29, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
man in car in tears explaining uber pay and customer tips

Viral TikTok highlights the exploitation of gig economy workers

'This is one thing that has to change.'

On Feb 19, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture
Donald Trump Uber Lyft California Gig Economy Law AB5

Trump sides with Uber, Lyft over California gig economy law

The law would require the companies to classify their workers as employees.

On Aug 21, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Uber Lyft Gig Economy Judge Ruling

Uber, Lyft must classify California workers as employees, judge rules

The judge has some pointed words for the companies in his ruling.

On Aug 10, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Uber Lyft California Lawsuit

Uber, Lyft, sued in California for misclassifying workers

The suit says the companies are violating a gig economy law.

On May 6, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech

Uber launches Uber Works app to find temp jobs for gig workers

'We believe that finding work shouldn’t have to be a job in itself.'

On Oct 3, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Tech
DoorDash

DoorDash data breach affects nearly 5 million customers

Customers, merchants, and drivers' personal info compromised.

On Sep 27, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio

Tech
Instacart

Instacart deliverer loses 300 pounds, but gig economy worker conditions remain brutal

There's a dark side to one man's feel-good story.

On Aug 30, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg

Tech
pete buttigieg economy plan

Pete Buttigieg unveils gig economy plan

The plan calls for allowing workers in the gig economy to unionize.

On Jul 26, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

Layer 8 Tech

DoorDash’s quest for convenience comes at a cost

For food delivery apps, reports of withholding tips and domain squatting are just the tip of a very nefarious iceberg.

On Jul 24, 2019 by Molly McHugh

Tech

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