When we think about organizing precarious “gig” workers, the task seems biblical. The workers may be ready, or not, but the spirit and the flesh are weak. We all bemoan the rise of gig workers. Low pay, few hours, no benefits are some of them, worsened by the uncertainty of a position where you can …
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Labor Department Gigs Workers
New Orleans When talking about the gig economy, a gig is defined as a short-term job, a little something extra even though we have come to find that for some workers all of their work is composed of a series of gigs. Musicians famously called their collection of jobs gigs, but that didn’t mean they …
Can Gig Workers Take Advantage of Independent Contractor Status?
Washington At Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin showed some bite-sized clips from “The Organizer” documentary and followed up with questions he posed, as well as a variety that came from the audience. One former union brother launched a rant that bemoaned the loss of workers’ weapons dating back to the passage of the Taft-Hartley …