Sanders targets gig economy as part of new labor plan

[Uncle Joe]

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As part of the platform, Sanders promised to crack down on the gig economy, which critics say has allowed companies to exploit workers by treating them as contractors instead of offering them the full benefits that come with being an employee.

Under the plan, "companies will no longer be able to ruthlessly exploit workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors or deny them overtime by falsely calling them a ‘supervisor,’ ” it reads. “When Bernie is president, his administration will end the ability of corporations to misclassify workers as ‘independent contractors’ or label them as a ‘supervisor.’ ”

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Sanders isn’t the only candidate who has backed protections for gig workers. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed the California bill last week, writing in an op-ed that the current arrangement allows "employers to deny workers basic protections like the right to organize, wage and hour laws, health care coverage and protections against sexual harassment."

Sanders has also introduced a bill that would expand protections for gig workers, with a group of co-sponsors that includes candidates like Warren, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/458309-sanders-targets-gig-economy-as-part-of-new-workers-rights-plan

[guillaumeb]

1. The so-called gig economy is another form of non-union,

no benefits labor that likes to pretend that the gig-workers actually are in control of their own time.

In reality, the gig-economy is the 2019 version of day labor.

[bluewater]

2. "In reality, the gig-economy is the 2019 version of day labor"

That is EXACTLY what it is!

Thank you for posting that.

Unorganized day labor creates real problems for day laborers: 1 in 3 corner day laborers have experienced theft of wages in the past two months; 1 in 5 experienced a serious worksite injury in the past year.[7] Low wages and poor working conditions, employer abuse, and lack of insurance for work related accidents is common.[11][12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_labor

[Blue Owl]

3. The gig is up

Just more of the "rich getting richer" and "poor getting poorer" bullshit

[Uncle Joe]

4. There are so many ways that citizens get screwed, it's ridiculous.

[NYMinute]

5. Gig economy is not favored by the unions nt