EU politics
HuffPost: TfL Denies Uber’s London Licence After Finding 14,000 Trips Made By Wrong Drivers
Uber and other tech companies do not care about laws, just profits. Read here
Gig Economy
EU politics
The Local ch: Uber facing ban in Geneva
The Swiss canton of Geneva said Friday it had classified ride-hailing giant Uber as an employer, ordering a halt to its activities unless it pays the social charges for its drivers. Read here
Finance
Robert MacDonald – Ken Loach’s New Film on the Gig Economy Tells Exactly the Same Story as our Research
Ricky, from Sorry We Missed You. Joss Barratt/Sixteen Films Robert MacDonald, University of Huddersfield Ken Loach’s film, Sorry We Missed You, tells the harrowing tale of Ricky, Abby and their family’s attempts to get by […]
Finance
ITF – Deliveroo Strike: Building the riders’ Roovolution
In the UK there is currently a major strike by Deliveroo workers. Their demands are for normal working conditions. It is the prevention of this that the gig economy lives. Read here
Finance
Inquiry: Deliveroo workers launch new strike wave
The food platform has been plunged into chaos by a rapidly-spreading series of wildcat strikes Read here
Finance
Jan Rovny – The ‘Brahmin Left’ vs the ‘Merchant right’: A Comment on Thomas Piketty’s New Book
Many of Piketty’s conclusions touch on important shifts that have taken place in recent decades. Among the most important is the reversing role of education in political alignment: while highly educated voters once backed parties […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Uber-Influential
Unfortunately Corporate Europe Observatory does not answer its own question why the European Commission is supporting the Gig Economy corporations: Corruption. Corporate Europe Observatory is a research and campaign group working to expose and challenge […]
Finance
The Local de: Deliveroo pulls out of Germany
Although am employer with very dubious practices, apparently even that was not enough to ensure a profit. Read here
Finance
The Verge: Uber lost over $5 billion in one quarter, but don’t worry, it gets worse
This is price dumping to achieve a dominant market position. How are taxis to compete with a company that receives 30 or 40% Silicon Valley subsidy for every driver for many years? Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The Green New Deal must wipe out precarious work and underemployment
The numbers Bill uses are for Australia, but the must be familiar in most any European nation. Read here