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15 recommended articles and videos in the "App Work" category.
1.  When Drivers Are Attacked, Uber Leaves Police Waiting for Help  

2022-12-09

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An investigation by The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks

2.  Sleeping at the Wheel: The Uber Files, the Media, and the Coup Against Labor Rights  

2022-08-09

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The recent reporting on the Uber Files—a series of 124,000 communications, dated from 2013 until 2017, that Mark McGann, one of Uber’s top lobbyists, leaked to The Guardian—has shed light… The post Sleeping at the Wheel: The Uber Files, the Media, and the Coup Against Labor Rights appeared first on Projec...

3.  How Uber Is Scamming You  

Uber has higher overheads than your local taxi company, and pays their workers less. Their business model is not efficiency, it is to develop local monopolies, and exploit labor. By @bigblackjacobin Via @GravelInstitute .

2022-05-01
4.  More Than 50 U.S. Gig Workers Murdered on the Job in Five Years  

2022-04-06

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New report lists Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, and Grubhub worker victims, and the tally is likely even higher

5.  Washington State Looks to Become the Second, After California, Where Uber and Lyft Drivers Can’t Be Employees  

2022-03-09

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The bill, backed by the two companies, would prevent drivers from receiving some employee benefits

6.  Secretive Algorithm Will Now Determine Uber Driver Pay in Many Cities  

2022-03-01

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The company has long used ride time and mileage to decide driver pay but is now turning to an opaque calculation called “Upfront Fares”

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