Uber has banned drivers from broadcasting recordings of their passengers. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)
The tide may be turning for workers in the so-called gig economy as it becomes increasingly obvious that gig work is not the win-win proposition that the Ubers of the world like us to believe it is.
Just this month, in response to mounting protests, the supermarket shopping platform Instacart reversed what it conceded was a “misguided” policy of counting tips as part of its workers’ base pay. The move came on the heels of successful efforts by drivers for Uber and Lyft to win what amounts to a minimum wage in New York City and the groundbreaking Dynamex decision by the California Supreme Court, which sharply limited who can be considered an independent contractor rather than an employee.
