Apps win, labor frets after Uber-led 'gig worker' measure passes

San Francisco (AFP) Nov 8, 2020

A victory for the "gig economy" in California is likely to echo across the US, in a boon for app-based services while igniting fear that big business is rewriting labor laws. Rideshare and delivery apps matching tasks with those willing to perform them as independent contractors sidestepped a labor law with the passage of Proposition 22 in a referendum put before state voters. "Going for