This updated post is published in conjunction with the Law and Society Association conference in Washington, D.C., May 30 – June, 2, 2019. #LSADC19 By Jennifer Musto, author of Control and Protect: Collaboration, …
Read More >With Uber and Lyft drivers on strike yesterday ahead of the Uber IPO, the drivers brought to light the precarity of gig work. On CBS News, Alex Rosenblat, technology ethnographer and author …
Read More >As more people participate in the gig economy, workers are looking to organize so companies are held accountable for the labor market that they’ve helped create. In the San Francisco Chronicle piece on …
Read More >“The promise of free gold is perhaps a fitting symbol for the gap between hype and reality in Uberland. A culture of shaky and insecure work in precarious times shapes the dynamics …
Read More >As we count down the days to the start of SXSW (March 8-17 in Austin, TX), we are reminded how the festival—once known for it’s focus on music, entertainment, and media—has grown to …
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