Cory Doctorow on Nostr: This is the story of local gig-work ordinances like NYC's, which guaranteed a minimum ...

This is the story of local gig-work ordinances like NYC's, which guaranteed a minimum wage to delivery drivers - restaurateurs responded by demanding the right to add a surcharge to their bills:

https://table.skift.com/2018/06/22/nyc-surcharge-debate/

But if labor and consumer groups act in solidarity, then they can operate as a bloc and bosses and investors have to eat shit. Back in 2017, the pilots' union for American Airlines forced their bosses into a raise.

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