San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable

San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5xn9m/san-francisco-says-coronavirus-has-made-gig-economys-labor-abuses-untenable

On Tuesday, San Francisco lawmakers introduced a resolution condemning “app-based employers” such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Postmates for illegally misclassifying their employees as contractors, calling for emergency injunctive relief in addition to enforcement of Assembly Bill 5.

In a press conference with San Francisco Supervisors Gordon Mar, Matt Haney, and Rafael Mandelman, alongside gig workers and representatives from labor coalitions like Jobs with Justice San Francisco, We Drive Progress and Gig Workers Rising, speakers laid out the rationale behind the resolution.