Hacker News with Generative AI: Gig Economy

The decline of the working musician (newyorker.com)
Before the gig economy consumed a third of the workforce, it was mostly musicians who worried about gigs.
Music Industry, Gig Economy, Employment
168 points by tintinnabula 20 days ago | 245 comments
California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it (apnews.com)
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims filed with the state.
Gig Economy, California Law, Labor Rights
83 points by agiacalone 78 days ago | 60 comments
California Court Upholds Gig-Worker Proposition 22 (nytimes.com)
California, Gig Economy, Law, Labor, Politics
5 points by lxm 117 days ago | 3 comments
Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought back (ieee.org)
Gig Economy, Labor Rights, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
279 points by cyberlimerence 143 days ago | 156 comments
Delivery Drivers Got Higher Wages. Now They're Getting Fewer Orders (wsj.com)
Delivery Drivers, Wages, Gig Economy, Employment, Technology
31 points by lxm 144 days ago | 86 comments
When you're a clickworker, no one knows you're old (restofworld.org)
Gig Economy, Ageism, Work, Labor, Technology
10 points by devonnull 184 days ago | 0 comments
Delivery app takes away health insurance when workers don't meet quotas (restofworld.org)
Delivery Apps, Labor Practices, Healthcare, Gig Economy
19 points by impish9208 223 days ago | 0 comments