“I Should Not Be a Pawn in a Game”: 9 Workers Explain Why They Quit in Protest in the Middle of a Plague
Quitting stories are work stories, and work stories are, as Studs Terkel wrote, “about violence—to the spirit as well as to the body.” Below are accounts from nine people who recently quit their jobs in protest, in the midst of a pandemic and an economic cataclysm, because they got fed up with the forms of violence,…
Uber and Lyft Are Now Playing Chicken With California Courts
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks in 2019.Mark Lennihan/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On MSNBC today—two days after a California judge ruled that Uber and Lyft must reclassify workers as employees—Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that if the company doesn’t win on appeal he might shut down…
California Judge Orders Uber and Lyft to Convert Their Drivers Into Employees Right Now
Justin Sullivan/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.A California judge ruled today that Uber and Lyft must immediately convert their drivers into employees. The injunction will be delayed for 10 days, during which time the gig companies will likely appeal the decision. But the ruling delivers a…
Uber-Backed California Ballot Initiative “Would Create a Permanent Underclass of Workers”
Protesters hang a banner during a demonstration in front of the home of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.Justin Sullivan/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The California ballot measure backed by Uber, Lyft, and Doordash and slated to appear on the ballot this November would exempt gig companies from a…
Google Workers Are Demanding That the Company Stop Working With Police
The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a new letter, more than 1,600 Google workers are demanding that the company end its work with police departments across the country. “The past weeks have shown us that addressing racism is not merely an…
The Supreme Court’s Landmark LGBTQ Civil Rights Ruling Will Extend Far Beyond Employment Law
The Supreme Court’s decision to protect gay and transgender Americans from employment discrimination comes in the midst of the Trump Administration’s attack on the LGBTQ community.Kevin Wolf/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Monday, the Supreme Court handed LGBTQ Americans one of their biggest civil rights victories…