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Uber and Lyft have a business model based on exploiting loopholes in labor laws. Aicila and Erik talk about the gig economy and their limited understanding of labor laws and why we care about this.


According to the Techtarget: A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. The gig economy is part of a shifting cultural and business environment that also includes the sharing economy, the gift economy and the barter economy.


California AB5_ State Assembly passes employee misclassification bill - Vox, May 30, 2019 http://bit.ly/2WaWPGP

What Are Workers' Rights_ _ United States Department of Labor http://bit.ly/2wI0T72

The History of Unions in the United States, Apr 2, 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z975kL

Why Young People Are Joining Unions Again - Talk Poverty http://bit.ly/2wGh7O2

What is gig economy_ - Definition from WhatIs.com http://bit.ly/2I1vt2g