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How responding to the new coronavirus is making the safety net for gig workers less flimsy

  • Written by Jamila Michener, Assistant Professor of Government, Cornell University
How responding to the new coronavirus is making the safety net for gig workers less flimsyUber drivers have fewer labor rights than most full-time employees.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

My brother Khary is a 40-year old former mechanic who has earned his living as an Uber driver in New York City for the past four years. He’s one of the millions of full-time American gig workers acutely experiencing the insecurity washing over all...

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