Mini-cast: #InstacartStrike (w/ Vanessa Bain)

Working People

English - March 29, 2020 22:57 - 22 minutes - 31 MB - ★★★★★ - 249 ratings
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This Monday (March 30) Instacart shoppers around the country will walk off the job to demand hazard pay and basic protections for working during the Covid-19 crisis. In this urgent mini-cast, we bring our friend, gig worker, and organizer Vanessa Bain back on the show to talk about the strike.

Additional links/info below...

Working People, Season 3, Episode 6: Vanessa Bain Gig Workers' Collective website Gig Workers' Collective, Medium, "Instacart Emergency Walk Off" Gig Workers' Collective, Medium, "Instacart’s “Response” is a Sick Joke — The Strike is Still On" Lauren Kaori Gurley, Vice, "Instacart’s Gig Workers Are Planning a Massive, Nationwide Strike"

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