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Amazon (Finally) Sets Up A Coronavirus Relief Fund For Its Contractors

12 months ago

Amazon (Finally) Sets Up A Coronavirus Relief Fund For Its Contractors

Bryan Menegus

DoorDash, Grubhub Tell Workers Worried About Coronavirus To Really Wash Their Hands This Time

12 months ago

DoorDash, Grubhub Tell Workers Worried About Coronavirus To Really Wash Their Hands This Time

Catie Keck

Uber’s Sensible Solution For Drivers Concerned About Coronavirus: Just Don’t Work, Duh

12 months ago

Uber’s Sensible Solution For Drivers Concerned About Coronavirus: Just Don’t Work, Duh

Alyse Stanley

DoorDash Contractors Earn Less Than Dogshit, Study Finds

1 year ago

DoorDash Contractors Earn Less Than Dogshit, Study Finds

Bryan Menegus

GrubHub Reportedly Considering Merging With Another Parasitic Food Delivery Service

1 year ago

GrubHub Reportedly Considering Merging With Another Parasitic Food Delivery Service

Tom McKay

Uber Hub Shows Drivers It Truly Cares By Making Them Use Separate Bathrooms

1 year ago

Uber Hub Shows Drivers It Truly Cares By Making Them Use Separate Bathrooms

Victoria Song

Report: Rev Asked Workers To Transcribe Audio Involving Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Without Warning

1 year ago

Report: Rev Asked Workers To Transcribe Audio Involving Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Without Warning

Tom McKay

Rev CEO: ‘We Got A Few Things Wrong’

1 year ago

Rev CEO: ‘We Got A Few Things Wrong’

Bryan Menegus

Even New Jersey Is Handing Uber Its Own Arse

1 year ago

Even New Jersey Is Handing Uber Its Own Arse

Bryan Menegus

‘There Is A Point Where A Person Can’t Do Anymore’

1 year ago

‘There Is A Point Where A Person Can’t Do Anymore’

Bryan Menegus

Transcription Platform Rev Slashes Minimum Pay For Workers

1 year ago

Transcription Platform Rev Slashes Minimum Pay For Workers

Bryan Menegus

How DoorDash’s New Payment Scheme Is Really Playing Out

1 year ago

How DoorDash’s New Payment Scheme Is Really Playing Out

Catie Keck

The Underpaid Women Of Instacart Are Fed Up

1 year ago

The Underpaid Women Of Instacart Are Fed Up

Bryan Menegus

Uber’s Making It Easier To Bring Your Pet For The Ride â€” And Don’t You Dare Ruin This For Me

1 year ago

Uber’s Making It Easier To Bring Your Pet For The Ride â€” And Don’t You Dare Ruin This For Me

Catie Keck

The American Bill That Could Undo Uber Passes California’s Senate Appropriations Committee

1 year ago

The American Bill That Could Undo Uber Passes California’s Senate Appropriations Committee

Bryan Menegus

Google Contractors Vote To Unionise Given Company’s Track Record Of Crappy Treatment

1 year ago

Google Contractors Vote To Unionise Given Company’s Track Record Of Crappy Treatment

Alyse Stanley

Former Uber Employee Says ‘Safe Rides Fee’ Was The Rip-Off People Always Suspected

2 years ago

Former Uber Employee Says ‘Safe Rides Fee’ Was The Rip-Off People Always Suspected

Catie Keck

DoorDash Announces It’s Replacing That Whole Tip-Skimming Scheme Thing

2 years ago

DoorDash Announces It’s Replacing That Whole Tip-Skimming Scheme Thing

Alyse Stanley

DoorDash Tip-Skimming Scheme Prompts Class Action Lawsuit Seeking All Those Tips That Didn’t Go To Drivers

2 years ago

DoorDash Tip-Skimming Scheme Prompts Class Action Lawsuit Seeking All Those Tips That Didn’t Go To Drivers

Catie Keck

DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme

2 years ago

DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme

Tom McKay

DoorDash Still Thinks You’re An Idiot

2 years ago

DoorDash Still Thinks You’re An Idiot

Catie Keck

Instacart Workers Discover An App Is A Terrible Boss

2 years ago

Instacart Workers Discover An App Is A Terrible Boss

Melanie Ehrenkranz

I’m Sure Austria Is Really Scared By Uber’s Threats To Pack Up Its Toys And Go Home

2 years ago

I’m Sure Austria Is Really Scared By Uber’s Threats To Pack Up Its Toys And Go Home

Bryan Menegus

Why Uber Drivers Will Strike Around The World On Thursday

2 years ago

Why Uber Drivers Will Strike Around The World On Thursday

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Hundreds Turn Out To Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike

2 years ago

Hundreds Turn Out To Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike

Bryan Menegus

DoorDash Has Been Confusing Its Workers About Payments For Years

2 years ago

DoorDash Has Been Confusing Its Workers About Payments For Years

Catie Keck

Instacart Shamed Into Treating Workers With Bare Minimum Of Decency

2 years ago

Instacart Shamed Into Treating Workers With Bare Minimum Of Decency

Bryan Menegus

Uber’s Arbitration Policy Comes Back To Bite It In The Arse

2 years ago

Uber’s Arbitration Policy Comes Back To Bite It In The Arse

Bryan Menegus

Amazon: What If You Thought Of Doing Manual Labour For Us As More Of A Workout

2 years ago

Amazon: What If You Thought Of Doing Manual Labour For Us As More Of A Workout

Tom McKay

Uber Plans IPO In 2019, Wants To Be ‘Amazon For Transportation’

3 years ago

Uber Plans IPO In 2019, Wants To Be ‘Amazon For Transportation’

AJ Dellinger

San Francisco Subpoenas Uber And Lyft For Proof Drivers Aren’t Employees

3 years ago

San Francisco Subpoenas Uber And Lyft For Proof Drivers Aren’t Employees

Bryan Menegus

Uber Rolls Out Feature That Limits Drivers To Breezy, Pleasant 12-Hour Shifts

3 years ago

Uber Rolls Out Feature That Limits Drivers To Breezy, Pleasant 12-Hour Shifts

Tom McKay

How The Gig Economy Exposes Workers To Cybersecurity Risks

3 years ago

How The Gig Economy Exposes Workers To Cybersecurity Risks

Kate Conger

Holden’s ‘Maven’ Is Car-Sharing For Ride-Sharing Drivers

3 years ago

Holden’s ‘Maven’ Is Car-Sharing For Ride-Sharing Drivers

Campbell Simpson

Woman Makes Video For Fiverr, Gets Framed For Fake Anthrax Packages

4 years ago

Woman Makes Video For Fiverr, Gets Framed For Fake Anthrax Packages

Rhett Jones

Drunk Uber Driver Blows .25 After Already Dropping Off Two Or Three Fares

5 years ago

Drunk Uber Driver Blows .25 After Already Dropping Off Two Or Three Fares

Matt Novak

Guess Which Company Helped Draft A US Bill That Classified Uber Drivers Exactly How Uber Wants Them Classified

5 years ago

Guess Which Company Helped Draft A US Bill That Classified Uber Drivers Exactly How Uber Wants Them Classified

Kate Knibbs