The empty promise of the gig economy

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