Pluralistic: It's not a crime if we do it (to nurses) with an app (22 Apr 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/22/uber-for-nurses/

Pluralistic: It’s not a crime if we do it (to nurses) with an app (22 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Uber driver Michael was assaulted by passengers. He says the platform’s response added insult to injury

Drivers booted off the platform say they have little recourse to appeal as rideshare giant increasingly relies on automated systems

The Guardian

Great! Just great! FANTASTIC!! 🥃🦁

The #GigEconomy wants to #enshitify #Healthcare even more by injecting a bit more of that short term hiring in order to avoid giving workers pesky things, like stable economy and schedule by way of long term contractual obligations on part of the employer.

Why need that, when you can skip employment altogether!

‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds | US healthcare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/healthcare-nurses-gig-work-ai-apps

‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds

Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns

The Guardian
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds

Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warns

The Guardian

👏 Proud to share that Mr. Manu Goswami, Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Vidyashilp University presented his co-authored paper 📄 (with Ms. Avi Singh Majithia) at the International Labour Process Conference 2026 in Leeds, UK.

The paper, “From Welfare Boards to Algorithmic Management,” examines India’s evolving platform work regulation and highlights its global relevance for protecting gig workers.

#PlatformWork #LabourLaw #GigEconomy #ILPC2026 #India #AlgorithmicManagement
#sol #VU

「柔軟な労働力」は誰に利益をもたらし、誰にリスクを押しつけるのか

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://p2ptk.org/corruption/5590

California's gas prices push Uber and Lyft drivers off the road

Rising gas prices are eating into the profits of gig workers who drop off people or pick up deliveries.

Los Angeles Times
🔬🤖 Ah, Silicon Valley, where turning brilliant scientists into overqualified Uber drivers is the latest innovation. 😅🌟 Who knew that years of academic research would lead to a prestigious career in the gig economy? 🚀💸
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ai-silicon-valley-andreesen-thiel-stem/ #SiliconValley #GigEconomy #OverqualifiedInnovation #AcademicResearch #UberDrivers #HackerNews #ngated
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers

Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps.

The Nation
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists Into Exploited Gig Workers

Tech elites are enriching themselves by plundering STEM institutions—and offering researchers scraps.

The Nation

ZipRecruiter says grad job market is improving even as AI fears grow

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/grad-job-market-ai-ziprecruiter/