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August 3, 2016
When President Obama gave his speech on national security issues on May 23 at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C, one of the topics he focused on was closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The interruption of the speech by Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of CODEPINK, brought greater public...
NYC Uber drivers stage one-day strike over company robbery of $12M in raises
January 5, 2023In addition to the strike, the drivers also asked customers to turn off the Uber app on their cell phones in solidarity through midnight.
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Uber and Lyft drivers need the PRO Act’s ‘independent contractor’ protections
May 6, 2021The apps call workers "independent contractors" to enlarge their profits, but then also seek federal subsidies by calling themselves transit operators.
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Two corporate coverups: Amazon on coronavirus data, Uber on sexual assault
December 17, 2020California officials aren’t pulling punches when it comes to going after big corporate capitalists who harm workers, even though it’s the holiday season.
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California sues Uber, Lyft: Treat your drivers like employees!
May 7, 2020Companies’ refusal to provide basic protective equipment to all workers “underscores the grim reality” of the gig economy in which the giant companies use a predatory business model to cheat employees out of basic protections.
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Uber and Postmates sue to block California law protecting gig workers
January 9, 2020The new labor-backed law bans companies from misclassifying workers, especially Uber and Lyft drivers and other “gig” workers, as “independent contractors.”
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