Tips to Help Delivery Drivers Form Unions

Solidarity Center

Oct 24 2023 | 00:19:46

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Show Notes

When a worker dies on the job, shouldn’t their families receive some compensation from the company? App-based delivery drivers and other gig workers don’t. Despite unfair working conditions, many gig workers need to be convinced to join together to get the basic benefits granted to employees in traditional jobs. On this episode of My Boss Is a Robot, union organizers in the Philippines talk about how they reach workers who believe that they should not–or cannot–stand up for their rights on the job. Find Out More Episode summary Grab Riders in Metro Manila Strike Against Unjust Fare Decrease Illegally […]

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