David August on Nostr: "…point of the 'gig economy' is to use the 'did it with an app' trick to avoid ...

"…point of the 'gig economy' is to use the 'did it with an app' trick to avoid labor laws, so that bosses can shift risks onto workers, because capitalists hate capitalism. These apps were first used to immiserate taxi-drivers, & this was so successful that it spawned a whole universe of 'Uber for __________' apps that took away labor rights from other kinds of workers…"

https://doctorow.medium.com/https-pluralistic-net-2024-12-17-loose-flapping-ends-luigi-has-a-point-db7e46c1c9c9

#apps #work #labor #labour #WorkersRights #unions #UnionStrong #unionize #GigEconomy #capitalism