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Friday, November 20, 2020

The empty promise of the gig economy

Illustration of gig cars and drivers being moved like puppets in an Uber-branded puppet theatre.
Jason Yen/Staff

Prop. 22 is a crucial step in gig companies’ fight to protect their business models and create a category of workers without rights.
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Elections 2020

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Housing rights advocate Victoria Fierce runs for AC Transit Board of Directors

Victoria Fierce, co-founder of East Bay for Everyone and director of operations for the California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund, is running for the AC Transit Board of Directors at-large seat.
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Op-Eds

Friday, September 18, 2020
Illustration of people lining up to board an AC Transit bus that requires no fare

Alameda County must keep AC Transit free beyond pandemic

We can and should make mobility a right for everyone, not just a privilege for those who can afford it.
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Op-Eds

Friday, August 28, 2020
Illustration of cars, representing an organised group of drivers, surrounding Uber and Lyft's corporate buildings, which are marked as a map destination.

Protect gig workers: Don’t override AB 5 in November

If Prop. 22 is passed, the gig model would spread like fire across industries. Almost any work could be put on an app for the lowest bidder.
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Elections 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Uber and Lyft

CA Prop. 22 will determine fate of app-based drivers

With more than $110 million in support and nearly $900,000 in opposition, the much-debated Proposition 22 will determine the classification of app-based drivers by ballot vote this November.
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