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)
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/22/uber-for-nurses/
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
👏 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
LA Times: California’s gas prices push Uber and Lyft drivers off the road
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists into Exploited Gig Workers
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ai-silicon-valley-andreesen-thiel-stem/
#HackerNews #SiliconValley #GigEconomy #Exploitation #ScienceWorkers #TechEthics #AIImpact
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/