Every time that happens the companies lobby the fuck out of everyone to make sure things don’t get better. They’ll spend millions on it because it’s still cheaper than doing things right.
Last time it was up for debate in my country the amount of bullshit straight-up-lies the “partner” app was shoving down my throat about the matter was utterly insane.
And it worked. People voted against their own interests.
No-one “played themselves”, they got played.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
There was a vote amongst just them?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 weeks ago
In California, anyway. There was a bill/measure whatever the hell to make contractors with services like Uber, DoorDash, etc get treated like normal hired employees, so they would have a minimum wage, guaranteed breaks and lunch, and all the other protections offered to employees here.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
How did they do a vote amongst just them? Was it like through the job?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 weeks ago
It was a measure on the ballot in 2016, I think? Maybe 2020? The same as the more recent one that passed giving restaurant employees a bump up to $21/hour in pay without changing the $16/hour state minimum wage.
MadBob@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
The story in the article is from the UK.
vladmech@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Woosh