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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.
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. Subtitled 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, Fran ....
Woman who coughed on Bay Area Uber driver pleads not guilty April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 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 ....