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Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy
To compete with well-funded private platforms, active government and municipal intervention is vital for platform cooperatives. This could be through…
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4 Ways to Beat Uber Surge Pricing
Now that everything seems to be available with a few taps on a screen, the practice of hailing taxis is…
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Must Now Set Their Own Mask Rules
As pandemic safety measures have lifted in the US, ride-hailing drivers risk deactivation for imposing their own mask rules. Nearly…
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When Gig Workers Are Murdered, Their Families Foot the Bill
The maze of policies and supplemental policies can get complicated quickly. First off, most personal auto insurance plans don’t cover…
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How to File Your Taxes for Uber, Lyft and Other Popular Gig Apps
Tax Day 2022 is closing in, and the burden for gig workers is a little heavier because you’re considered independent…
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Washington State Passed a Contentious New Gig Worker Law
James Childers says he really likes his job driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington State.…
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New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles…
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Sky-High Gas Prices Push Europe’s Gig Workers to Strike
A year ago, Anna (not her real name) would spend eight hours a day driving for food delivery platforms Just…
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California’s Plan to Electrify Uber and Lyft Doesn’t Add Up
California regulators, who are still hammering out the details of the Clean Miles Standard, have sensed the tension between drivers…
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‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy
The media descended on the story the next day. Right away, experts were quoted lambasting Arizona’s lax regulatory environment, calling…
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