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The report estimates the number of global online gig workers at as many as 435 million people and says demand for gig work increased 41% between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023
That boost is generating concern, though, among worker rights advocates about the lack of strong job protections in the gig economy, where people work job to job with little security and few employment rights.
How weak labor laws allow the coffee giant to avoid contract talks
Employers who commit unfair practice to affect union election will be forced to bargain with union
A new landmark case from the National Labor Relations Board creates real consequences for illegal union-busting.