Gigged: The Gig Economy, the End of the Job and the Future of Work
The malaise sweeping across today’s liberal democracies is about more than money—it reflects a more profound crisis of dignity and meaning which is closely tied to changes in the nature of work over recent decades, from the decline in industrial jobs and communities to the rise of automation and the gig economy.
Daniel Chandler • Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society
I think it’s time we imagine unions that support workers as they switch jobs, unions that would provide their members with all the resources necessary to find inspiration (“What should I do?”), train (“How can I acquire new skills?”), find a new employer (“When do I start?”), relocate (“I need an affordable house close to my new workplace”).
Nicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
While the gig model delivers real benefits to customers in terms of convenience and low prices, the paradigm exists in a legal gray area in terms of worker classification, depriving workers of minimum wage protection, workers’ compensation, health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
Li Jin • Uber and Instacart don’t represent Silicon Valley. Why we’re voting “No” on Prop 22
She told me that twenty years from now, she thinks work will look like waking up in the morning, opening a device, and deciding the character and length of work that you’d like to do: a quick, day’s long project, a year-long commitment, whatever works for you, the worker, in that moment. Everyone a freelancer, everyone in control of the work rhythm
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