Human Capital: Prop 22 puts the ‘future of labor’ at stake
https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/16/human-capital-prop-22-puts-the-future-of-labor-at-stake/
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we look at the latest in tech labor and diversity and inclusion.
Because election day is quickly approaching and given that California’s Prop 22 puts the “future of labor” at stake, as Instacart worker and co-organizer at Gig Workers Collective Vanessa Bain told TechCrunch this week, we’re paying close attention to this ballot measure. Gig companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart have put more than $180 million into Prop 22, which seeks to keep their drivers and delivery workers classified as independent contractors.