Last Monday the U.S. celebrated Labor Day, the federal holiday honoring America s labor movement and the contributions of U.S. workers. On that day a small protest was held outside Cruise s headquarters in San Francisco — featuring taxi drivers and mass transit workers.
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Documentarian Shannon Walsh examines the human cost of the gig economy.
Consider the mighty smartphone. For the app-happy consumer, it s a convenience machine, a wand for conjuring food, a ride, maybe a carpenter to handle a home-improvement chore. On the other side of the equation, where
The Gig Is Up shines an urgently needed light, that device is a heartless and ever-present boss, an algorithm monitoring speed of performance and customer ratings, and given to slashing wages or even deactivating workers chilling tech-speak for firing without warning or discussion. Like you re nothing, one delivery rider says.
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A Very Human Tech Doc, Shannon Walsh s gut punch of a film spends eye-opening time with the workers who keep digital-age capitalism churning the taken-for-granted ride-share drivers and delivery riders and the unseen thousands who fine-tune the AI of internet sites and search engines. The filmmaker travels to California, Florida, France, China and N
Woman who coughed on Bay Area Uber driver pleads not guilty
April 14, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A woman who was caught on video coughing on and grabbing an Uber driver in San Francisco who ended the ride because she wasn t wearing a mask has pleaded not guilty to assault and other charges, authorities said.
Arna Kimiai, 24, entered pleas Monday to felonies of assault and attempted first-degree robbery along with misdemeanor charges of battery on a transit employee and violating a local health ordinance. She remains free on bail pending a May 3 hearing.
Kimiai is accused of attacking Subhakar Khadka, 32, on March 7 after he had picked up three passengers in the Portola district but then stopped the car because he noticed she wasn t wearing a face mask, which was required under anti-COVID-19 health orders.
By @LaCrystalRosas
Apr 14, 2021
A few weeks ago a viral video showed three rowdy woman giving a Bay Area Uber driver a hard time after he asked the ladies to get out of his car for not wearing a mask. During her first Zoom hearing Arna Kimiai decided to enter a not guilty plea to multiple charges towards her driver Subhakar Khadka. Read more details HERE.
Photo: California Megan s Law, Law Enforcement Records