This . Gig workers rising is a community of app and platform workers coming together to improve our work and livelihoods. In the last year, we amassed thousands of drivers and gig workers across the state of california to stand united for fair treatment against these Tech Companies. Weve delivered petitions to uber and lyft with over 6,000 signatures, demanding clear and transparent policies and processes for deact vationsdeactdeactivations. We visited our legislators in sacramento, and today we stand before you, the board of supervisors for San Francisco, to share our truth. So drivers supported by gig workers rising are organizing to demand several things. There are some issues that you may hear that drivers are often divided on. Classification could be one of them. So us drivers, whether we agree on that or not, can all agree on several things, and thats where our demands come from. One is a living wage. Regardless of your parttime or fulltime, when youre working, you deserve to ear
Domestic work is now online, and as such, one of the industries, theyre part of the gig economy. Although the gig economy is considered a gateway to innovation, students for california workers, for Domestic Workers, it has meant that workplace protections that they fought for for decades are no longer. Some offer House Cleaning services. Many Handy Workers do not earn a living wage, absorb all expenses. Providing no recourse to challenge unfair employment issues, such as harassment and Health Safety issues, they lax flexibility and autonomy on the platform, and they not only control the wages they earn, but subjects them to unquestionable surveillance systems. Many of the workers are sitting in this room, and i urge you to please support the resolution in favor of ab5. Chairman thank you. Im going to call a few more names. [names called] chairman next speaker. Good people of this honorable chamber, as i was studying at university of california berkeley, i worked for uber and lyft tas i
Abouts and our god dam bodies. [ applause ] this committee on the work force will come to order. Welcome to todays hearing. The committees honored to welcome our distinguished guests, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his conformation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labors on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators and it sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations economy, Retirement Security and more. Where had they relate to health care, retirement planning, or employee wages and benefits, its the responsibility of this committee to insure these policies are in the best interest of workers, employers and taxpayer
This committee on the work force will come to order. Welcome to todays hearing. The committees honored to welcome our distinguished guests, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his conformation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labors on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators and it sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations economy, Retirement Security and more. Where had they relate to health care, retirement planning, or employee wages and benefits, its the responsibility of this committee to insure these policies are in the best interest of workers, employers and taxpayers. Ive said it before but ill say it again n
And the workforce will come to order. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to todays hearing. The committee is honored to welcome our distinguished guest, secretary alexander acosta. Secretary acosta has been at the helm of the department of labor since april and were grateful he could join us to testify for the First Time Since his confirmation. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. We look forward to your testimony. Which we are sorry did not arrive earlier. And discussing the department of labors policies and priorities under the new administration. The department of labor is on the front line of the issues facing workers and job creators. It sets policies that have a widespread impact on our nations economy, employment growth, Retirement Security, and more. Whether they relate to health care, worker protections, retirement planning, Workforce Development, or employee wages and benefits, its the responsibility of this committee to am sure these policies are in the best interest of