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DoorDash drivers knock on CEO’s door to protest wages

San Francisco Examiner, 9/2/21

DoorDash workers protest outside CEO Tony Xu’s home demanding better pay, tip transparency and PPE

TechCrunch, 9/2/21

DoorDash drivers go to CEO’s door to demand fair wages and working conditions

48hills, 9/2/21

DoorDash Settlement Would Pay a Paltry $130 to Workers Instead of Making Them Employees

Gizmodo, 9/1/21

Gig worker advocacy groups react to court ruling that Prop. 22 is ‘unconstitutional’

CNN, 8/21/21

Uber showed drivers lower fares than passengers, blames California law it supported

MarketWatch, 7/23/21

Black and Brown Gig Workers Report Lower Ratings — But Companies Make Bias Hard to Track

KQED, 7/22/21

Community workforce agreement highlighted in Santa Clara VTA projects

Mass Transit Magazine, 7/15/21

Teamsters plan sweeping effort to unionize Amazon workers

The Guardian, 6/22/21

You may be paying more for Uber, but drivers aren’t getting their cut of the fare hike

Washington Post, 6/10/21

It’s Hard Work to Make Ordering Groceries Online So Easy

New York Times, 6/4/21

How will San Jose enforce its return to work law?

San Jose Spotlight, 6/1/21

Is Uber disclosing enough information about its lobbying? 30% of shareholders want more

MarketWatch, 5/11/21

San Jose approves policy to rehire laid-off workers

San Jose Spotlight, 5/11/21

On May Day, Gig Workers Are Organizing an Intersectional Movement

TruthOut, 5/1/21

Gig companies oppose U.S. push for worker employee status, suggest compromise

Reuters, 4/29/21

Gig companies seek to sway pro-union task force

Politico, 4/28/21

Uber and Lyft expect ride-hailing to make a sharp recovery, but there are some potential roadblocks

MarketWatch, 4/28/21

Gig Worker Classification Worsens Inequities During Pandemic, Organizer Says

San Francisco Public Press, 4/16/21

Uber spending $250 million to lure drivers back to work as pandemic restrictions ease

MarketWatch, 4/7/21

Silicon Valley’s essential workers form new group, fight for rights

San Jose Spotlight, 3/31/21

After a Remote Year, Tech’s Shadow Workforce Barely Hangs On

Wired, 3/24/21

How to Reach the Unvaccinated

New York Times, 3/10/21

Black and Hispanic Communities Grapple With Vaccine Misinformation

New York Times, 3/10/21

California’s make-or-break reopening has arrived

CalMatters, 3/4/21

Uber asked its drivers about working for the app. They didn’t hold back.

Mashable, 2/24/21

Every Major Gig Company Has Now Raised Prices In California After Prop. 22

Forbes, 2/19/21

San Francisco rideshare and delivery drivers demand more PPE

CBS News, 2/17/21

Labor Groups & Gig Workers Continue The Fight Against Prop 22 For Fair Pay & Worker Protections

KALW, 2/17/21

A DoorDash driver’s car was stolen with his kids inside. Funds poured in to help them, but there’s a bigger problem.

The Counter, 2/11/21

'Panic and fear': S.F. father whose two kids were abducted in carjacking recounts ordeal

San Francisco Chronicle, 2/8/21

‘One job is no longer enough to survive’: Dolly Parton’s Super Bowl ad glosses over the reality for millions of gig workers, critics say

MarketWatch, 2/7/21

Gig economy shows the danger and power of data imbalance, Mozilla report says

MarketWatch, 1/28/21

Congress urged to extend labor protections to gig workers who are ‘on the precipice of devastation’

MarketWatch, 1/25/21

The Real Reason Food Delivery Just Got More Expensive In California

Mashed, 1/21/21

Lyft announces additional fee for California riders to cover cost of Prop. 22 driver benefits

San Francisco Examiner, 1/13/21

Gig drivers and labor unions ask state Supreme Court to strike down Prop. 22

San Francisco Examiner, 1/12/21

Worker Advocates Rally Around Biden’s Labor Department Pick

MotherJones, 1/9/21

The End of the Golden Age of Silicon Valley Cafeterias"

Bloomberg, 1/6/21

Uber, Lyft paid nearly $100K to firm of NAACP leader who backed their ballot measure

CNet, 12/20/20

Uber rolls out fee for California customers as Prop. 22 takes effect

San Francisco Examiner, 12/17/20

San Jose extends paid sick leave as COVID-19 spreads

San Jose Spotlight, 12/15/20

California post-Prop. 22: Gig workers to see pay changes, customers to see higher prices

MarketWatch, 12/14/20

An even bigger battle for gig worker rights is on the horizon

TechCrunch, 12/13/20

E-Commerce & Food Delivery Jobs Growing During Recession

Entrepreneur, 12/9/20

Researchers fear gig work will spread to grocery industry as demand for delivery surges

MarketWatch, 12/9/20

Surge in online grocery shopping brings a quantity-over-quality jobs shift

UC Santa Cruz, 12/9/20

Despite shuttered campuses, some Silicon Valley tech firms still paying cafeteria workers, janitors

CalMatters, 12/7/20

Human Capital: Uber’s Black employee base shrinks

TechCrunch, 11/21/20

COVID-19 Surges Are Driving Tech Worker Strikes and Protests

Vice, 11/18/20

Tech industry service workers in Silicon Valley fear wave of job losses

San Jose Spotlight, 11/17/20

Blue-Collar Unions Fear Widespread Layoffs in Silicon Valley

Vice, 11/17/20

Tech industry service workers in Silicon Valley fear wave of job losses

San Jose Spotlight, 11/17/20

Eight months out of work, Big Tech generally still pays its blue-collar workers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/16/20

How Uber and Lyft persuaded California to vote their way

Los Angeles Times, 11/13/20

Silicon Valley's blue-collar workers remain on edge months into pandemic

NBC News, 11/12/20

Some top tech firms are laying off their blue-collar service workers, report says

Washington Post, 11/12/20

Tech giants have begun laying off blue-collar contractors: report

The Hill, 11/12/20

Fight Over Gig Workers Persists Despite Win for Uber and Lyft

New York Times, 11/11/20

Lyft CEO says controversial Prop. 22 is a 'model for other states'

Mashable, 11/10/20

Prop 22 Proved That Uber’s Strongest Opponents Are in Its Own Hometown

Vice, 11/6/20

Gig Workers Rising Organizer on Prop 22: There’s nothing flexible about 'stripping away' worker rights

Yahoo Finance, 11/3/20

CA ballot measure that keeps gig workers as independent contractors passes

TechCrunch, 11/3/20

California laws protecting low-wage workers inhibit telework, new report by business groups suggests

San Jose Mercury News, 11/3/20

This Election, California’s Proposition 22 Puts the Future of Labor on the Ballot

Harvard Political Review, 11/2/20

Prop 22 May Hurt Drivers, But Uber Wants it to Pass

BuzzFeed, 10/31/20

As Silicon Valley goes remote, its service workers face an uncertain future

City Monitor, 10/30/20

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have now spent more than $200 million on Prop. 22 — but there's still no guarantee it'll pass

Business Insider, 10/30/20

Prop 22: Biggest spenders usually win, here’s why this initiative may be different

San Jose Mercury News, 10/28/20

Poll: California’s Prop. 22 to keep Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors falling short

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/27/20

Future of Uber, Lyft on the line in fight to keep drivers from becoming employees

Mashable, 10/24/20

Uber and Lyft lose appeal, ordered again to classify drivers as employees

The Verge, 10/22/20

Uber, Lyft paid $85K to firm of NAACP leader who backs their ballot measure

CNet, 10/21/20

Uber's CEO says it will have to double prices in some cities if California voters reject its bid to avoid classifying its drivers as employees

Business Insider, 10/20/20

Race has played a large role in Uber and Lyft’s fight to preserve their business models

MarketWatch, 10/19/20

She was a farm worker. Her grandson is a Lyft driver. A fight for workers' rights unites them

The Guardian, 10/15/20

Hotel Workers To Be Included In Worker Retention Ordinance

Silicon Valley Voice, 10/14/20

How Uber and Lyft’s business model could be changed on Election Day

MarketWatch, 10/13/20

Customers Still Like to Shop in Person, Even if They Get Only to the Curb

New York Times, 10/9/20

I’m a software engineer at Uber and I’m voting against Prop 22

TechCrunch, 10/6/20

This multimillion dollar CA ballot measure could decide the future of gig work

PBS NewsHour, 10/4/20

Some Silicon Valley Companies Continue to Pay Service Staff, Others Lay Them Off

KQED, 9/30/20

Opinion: Don’t believe what Uber and Lyft claim about Prop. 22

San Jose Mercury News, 9/29/20

County, organizations form Covid-19 outreach team

Gilroy Dispatch, 9/25/20

Uber and Lyft Are Charging Through Washington’s Revolving Door

The New Republic, 9/25/20

Uber, Lyft Give California GOP Millions While Fighting Driver Reclassification

Vice, 9/23/20

Service workers caravan from San Jose to Sacramento for labor protections

San Jose Spotlight, 9/22/20

How long will the Silicon Valley employees who can’t work from home keep getting paid?

MarketWatch, 9/18/20

Biden allies demand help for gig workers

Axios, 9/16/20

Silicon Valley's service workers speak out about their treatment amid the pandemic

Salon, 9/12/20

For Grocery Workers, a Charity Fund but No More Hero Pay

SHRM, 9/11/20

Robot cleaners are coming, this time to wipe up your coronavirus germs

Washington Post, 9/8/20

Why 2020 may be a signal year for the American labor movement

Salon, 9/6/20

Cafeteria workers protest outside Verizon Media-owned Yahoo after 120 contractors laid off

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 9/4/20

Uber Is Hurting Drivers Like Me in Its Legal Fight in California

New York Times, 9/4/20

California legislators cap off session with several COVID-19 protection bills

Los Angeles Times, 8/31/20

Last-Minute Court Decision Allows Uber, Lyft To Continue Operating In California As They Fight Labor Law

Forbes, 8/25/20

San Jose mayor leaps into state’s ride-share fight

San Jose Spotlight, 8/21/20

Protesting Drivers Unveil Big Inflatable Diaped-Up Baby Outside Uber HQ

Vice, 8/21/20

What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley

TechCrunch, 8/21/20

Uber and Lyft win in California, for now — but their drivers aren't giving up the fight

Salon, 8/21/20

Uber and Lyft had time to comply with the law. They did not.

Engadget, 8/21/20

A Judge Will Grant a Temporary Stay Requested By Uber and Lyft, Sources Report

LA Magazine, 8/20/20

Could Uber and Lyft drive business off the road?

Politico, 8/20/20

California judge halts injunction forcing Lyft and Uber to treat drivers as employees as they threaten to leave state

Independent, 8/20/20

Uber and Lyft are threatening to shut down their operations in California, and experts warn that 'drivers are the ones who get screwed'

Business Insider, 8/20/20

Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

NPR, 8/20/20

Uber and Lyft granted emergency stay, shutdown averted in California

MarketWatch, 8/20/20

After threat of shutdown, court gives Lyft more time

Mashable, 8/20/20

Uber and Lyft Win a Reprieve, and Won’t Quit California—for Now

Wired, 8/20/20

Lyft, Uber Granted Reprieve Over Driver Ruling, Avert California Shutdown

CBS San Francisco, 8/20/20

Uber, Lyft Won't Suspend Service For Now Following Appeals Court Ruling

SFGate, 8/20/20

As Uber, Lyft Get Reprieve on Reclassification, Some Drivers Rally for Employee Status

San Francisco Public Press, 8/20/20

Lyft, Uber win stay of order requiring them to reclassify drivers as employees

San Francisco Examiner, 8/20/20

Uber & Lyft Legal Battle Exposes The Big Lie About Gig Work

Refinery29, 8/20/20

Uber and Lyft just avoided a shutdown. How they got here and what’s next

Los Angeles Times, 8/19/20

An Uber and Lyft shutdown in California looks inevitable — unless voters bail them out

The Verge, 8/16/20

Uber, Lyft And Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning

Capitol Public Radio, 8/15/20

Worker 'right of recall' protections slowly moving through California legislature

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 8/13/20

Uber and Lyft Are Now Playing Chicken With California Courts

Mother Jones, 8/12/20

Rideshare drivers stage protest while Uber and Lyft fight in court to keep them poor

Salon, 8/6/20

Rideshare drivers stage protest while Uber and Lyft fight in court to keep them poor

Salon, 8/6/20

Uber Confronts California in Turning Point for Gig Workers

Bloomberg, 8/6/20

Uber's CEO took a shot at labor groups, accusing them of being driven by 'politics' in the massive fight over drivers' employment status

Business Insider, 8/6/20

DoorDash’s Coronavirus Hazard Pay for SF Drivers: 78 Cents per Day

Eater, 8/5/20

California court to rule on gig worker classification

Marketplace, 8/5/20

DoorDash Gives Drivers an Extra $0.78 a Day for Working During Pandemic

Vice, 8/5/20

DoorDash paying SF delivery drivers a mere 78 cents in hazard pay during the pandemic

Broke-ass Stuart, 8/4/20

COVID-19 highlights the stark difference between skilled freelancers and gig workers, but both need protections

Fast Company, 7/24/20

Bay Area workers join nationwide “Strike for Black Lives”

Santa Cruz Sentinel, 7/20/20

Lyft Is Selling — But Not Providing — Masks and Sanitizer to Drivers

OneZero, 7/16/20

Coronavirus: Oakland workers rally for right to return to their jobs

San Jose Mercury News, 7/13/20

Gig workers sound off on the Uber-Postmates deal: ‘It’s like an embezzler buying a bank’

Fortune, 7/7/20

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash bring their battle against AB5 to November ballot

San Francisco Examiner, 7/5/20

Uber in talks to buy Postmates, consolidating the delivery service industry

Salon, 7/1/20

Ride-Hail Drivers Protest for Labor Protections

San Francisco Public Press, 6/29/20

Uber, Lyft may be forced to make drivers employees under new California court order

CENT, 6/25/20

Uber drivers protest in front of CEO's home, urge him to stop funding anti-worker ballot measure

Salon, 6/25/20

California seeks to force Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees within weeks

The Verge, 6/24/20

Rideshare drivers leave banners, notes outside home of Uber CEO

San Francisco Examiner, 6/24/20

Uber Drivers Stage Protest Outside Uber CEO’s House In San Francisco

Forbes, 6/24/20

Uber drivers protest coronavirus safety program at CEO’s SF home

San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/20

Uber drivers hold protest outside CEO's home

KTVU, 6/24/20

California AGs Seek Injunction 'to Force Uber and Lyft to Play by the Rules'

Gizmodo, 6/24/20

Let COVID show us how health care can best harness new technologies

The Hill, 6/23/20

UC Berkeley/Working Partnerships USA Report Looks at Technology and Job Quality in Healthcare

Healthcare Innovation, 6/23/20

New Report Shows How COVID-19 Could Impact Tech in Healthcare

Managed Healthcare, 6/23/20

Gig workers to companies after BLM statements: 'Prove it'

Mashable, 6/18/20

Coronavirus: What will the future of ridesharing look like? Uber and Lyft drivers see tough road ahead

ABC 7 News, 5/20/20

Uber Drivers Stage Protest At Uber Headquarters

San Francisco News, 5/12/20

Uber and Lyft Drivers Organize Caravan Outside Uber HQ

Vice, 5/12/20

Rideshare drivers stage caravan protest over Uber’s labor practices

TechCrunch, 5/11/20

‘Stop throwing us bare bones’: US union activism surges amid coronavirus

The Guardian, 5/6/20

Bay Area May Day actions highlighted frontline workers

People's World, 5/6/20

California sues Uber and Lyft over alleged driver misclassification

The Verge, 5/5/20

Uber and Lyft face worker misclassification lawsuit from CA Attorney General and city attorneys

TechCrunch, 5/5/20

California sues Uber and Lyft, saying drivers are employees

Los Angeles Times, 5/5/20

California sues Uber and Lyft over gig economy law

Financial Times, 5/5/20

California Is Suing Uber and Lyft for Misclassifying Workers

Mother Jones, 5/5/20

Coronavirus: Oakland to vote on emergency sick leave

East Bay Times, 5/4/20

Essential workers in Silicon Valley say they feel ‘forgotten’

San Jose Spotlight, 4/30/20

South Bay Lawmakers, Unions Push For Greater Protections For Essential Workers

CBS San Francisco, 4/29/20

Bay Area gig workers can now get unemployment benefits. Are they employees now?

San Francisco Business Times, 4/28/20

Elon Musk ‘pockets $650M as stock soars while 280 Tesla workers laid off to save $2M run out of money, time and hope’

The Sun, 4/25/20

California sets disaster relief, local officials urge protection for undocumented

People's World, 4/24/20

Tesla’s Laid Off Janitors and Bus Drivers Say They Can’t Afford Food and Medication

Vice, 4/24/20

Tesla layoffs leave janitors, bus drivers struggling to make rent: report

New York Post, 4/24/20

Líderes exigen más ayuda para indocumentados en el Área de la Bahía

Telemundo, 4/20/20

Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents

SFBay, 4/20/20

6 Resources To Help Independent Contractors And Freelancers Access COVID-19 Assistance

Forbes, 4/14/20

Uber uses Covid sick-leave measures to argue against giving drivers employee status

The Telegraph, 4/12/20

Labor groups urge Congress to reject Uber's push for new labor classification

The Hill, 4/8/20

Uber wants to redefine employment. More than 50 labor groups are fighting back

Los Angeles Times, 4/8/20

'This is why people are so angry': Tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Uber built their empires on the backs of contractors. A pandemic is showing just how horrifically that model failed American workers.

Business Insider, 4/2/20

Council Passes Emergency Sick Leave Ordinance Recommendation, Setting Up Vote For Passage Next Week

SFGate, 4/2/20

Aprueban ordenanza que permite el pago a trabajadores con licencias por enfermedad en San José

Telemundo, 4/2/20

San Jose lawmakers unanimously approve paid sick leave policy

San Jose Spotlight, 4/1/20

Apple Commits to Paying Contractors After Some Were Told They’d Lose Work

Wall Street Journal, 3/31/20

Pandemic Inspires Fresh Thinking on Safety Net for Gig Workers

Bloomberg Law, 3/27/20

Uber and Lyft still aren't helping their most vulnerable drivers

CNN, 3/26/20

Mandatory sick pay for workers during coronavirus? San Jose is considering it

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/26/20

San Francisco Says Coronavirus Has Made Gig Economy’s Labor Abuses Untenable

Vice, 3/25/20

Coronavirus outbreak means gig workers from Uber, Lyft barely get paid

Mashable, 3/25/20

SF survey addresses gig workers’ concerns amid COVID-19 pandemic

TechCrunch, 3/25/20

Uber, Lyft Called Out in Hometown for Flouting Workplace Law

Bloomberg, 3/24/20

SF supervisors push for more gig worker protections during the coronavirus pandemic

TechCrunch, 3/24/20

The Human Cost of Calling an Uber Right Now

CityLab, 3/24/20

SF supervisors to state: Enforce AB5 to protect gig workers from virus

San Francisco Chronicle, 3/24/20

Sources: Unlike other tech giants, Apple hasn't committed to paying vendors during coronavirus pandemic

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/20/20

Coronavirus Will Be the Hardest for Gig and Service Workers in the U.S.

Teen Vogue, 3/20/20

San Jose hits pause on paid sick leave proposal over concerns of impact on small biz

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/19/20

Rise of robots hastened by coronavirus

The Telegraph, 3/19/20

Is it safe – and ethical – to order meals online during the coronavirus outbreak?

The Guardian, 3/18/20

San Jose: Paid sick leave proposal stalls as lawmakers raise questions

San Jose Spotlight, 3/18/20

DoorDash will offer financial assistance to delivery workers diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined

TechCrunch, 3/17/20

San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order does not apply to gig workers

TechCrunch, 3/16/20

Musk’s SpaceX Is Denied Job Funding Sought From California Panel

Bloomberg, 3/15/20

4 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing Work

tech.co, 3/13/20

Uber, Lyft Drivers with Coronavirus Will Get Financial Help

Car and Driver, 3/12/20

Coronavirus forces companies like Uber and Lyft to reckon with workers' rights

The Guardian, 3/11/20

In coronavirus’s wake, gig workers are demanding paid sick leave

Fast Company, 3/10/20

Gig workers petition Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others for sick leave as coronavirus spreads

Fortune, 3/10/20

Gig workers petition Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others for sick leave as coronavirus spreads

Fortune, 3/10/20

Gig companies bend to pressure to protect workers amid coronavirus

Politico, 3/9/20

Gig economy companies from Uber to Lyft take action as coronavirus cases grow; workers say it’s not enough

CNBC, 3/9/20

Uber, DoorDash and Others Discuss Fund for Drivers Affected by Coronavirus

Washington Post, 3/8/20

Uber, Lyft say they will pay quarantined drivers as senator calls on gig companies to help contain virus

Los Angeles Times, 3/6/20

As coronavirus cases increase, San Jose mayor announces plan to protect renters

San Jose Spotlight, 3/6/20

The germ-sharing economy: coronavirus takes toll on gig workers

The Guardian, 3/6/20

“Your bills don’t get sick”: Bay Area gig workers say coronavirus prevention isn’t so easy

San Jose Mercury News, 3/5/20

'If We Don't Work, We Don't Get Paid.' How the Coronavirus Is Exposing Inequality Among America's Workers

Time, 3/4/20

'I don't pick up from airports' — how Uber and Lyft drivers are dealing with the coronavirus outbreak

NBC News, 3/4/20

Tech's contract-worker issues collide with the coronavirus

Protocol, 3/3/20

The economic impacts of coronavirus and what the government and employers could do to lessen the blow

KPFA, 3/3/20

Uber Finally Told Its Drivers What To Do About Coronavirus: Wash Their Hands

BuzzFeed, 3/2/20

Gig workers face the spread of the new coronavirus with no safety net

Washington Post, 3/2/20

Uber, Lyft, Postmates Refuse To Comply With California Gig Economy Law

NPR, 1/4/20

Research Says Impact of DC Robots on Job Numbers will be Modest over Next Decade, but Drive 'De-Skilling' of Warehouse Work

Supply Chain Digest, 1/2/20

Cafeteria workers vote to unionize at Google's Mountain View headquarters

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/31/19

A brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon

The Guardian, 12/28/19

The year of the gig worker uprising

TechCrunch, 12/26/19

What we learned from over a decade of tech activism

The Guardian, 12/23/19

Now a million people work for Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook

Nikkei Asian Review, 12/1/19

E-Commerce Surge Raises Questions in Counting Logistics Workers

Wall Street Journal, 11/27/19

The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs

The Nation, 11/27/19

The Battle Over AB 5 Rages On

SF Weekly, 11/26/19

How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

Vice, 11/18/19

Job Quality Will Shift for Warehouse Workers

Material Handling & Logistics, 10/25/19

Robots aren’t the reason you don’t have a job

Machine Learnings, 10/25/19

Declining job quality, not job loss, set to mark next decade of warehouse work

Phys.org, 10/23/19

Robots aren’t taking warehouse employees’ jobs, they’re making their work harder

Vox, 10/22/19

Labor leaders and startup founders talk how to build a sustainable gig economy

TechCrunch, 10/16/19

Santa Clara County has highest wage theft in the state. But a new office can help with that.

San Jose Spotlight, 9/23/19

Self-driving trucks are being tested on public roads in Virginia

CNBC, 9/10/19

Self-driving semitrucks may soon share the road in Virginia

Raleigh News & Observer, 9/10/19

Silicon Valley Rising has a plan to improve the lives of ‘Tech’s Invisible Workforce’

San Jose Spotlight, 9/1/19

Silicon Valley labor group to probe tech contractors' working conditions

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 8/30/19

Google contract workers in Pittsburgh vote to unionize with United Steelworkers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 8/30/19

Tech workers want to grade companies on quality of blue-collar jobs

San Francisco Chronicle, 8/23/19

San Jose: Council takes on construction hiring, billboards

San Jose Mercury News, 8/6/19

Facebook boosting wages for Bay Area contractors, content reviewers

San Jose Mercury News, 5/13/19

Facebook Raises Pay for Thousands of Its U.S. Contract Workers

Fortune, 5/13/19

Facebook to Raise Pay for Thousands of Contract Workers, Including Content Moderators

Bloomberg, 5/13/19

‘Two-Tiered Caste System’: The World of White-Collar Contracting in Silicon Valley

KQED, 4/19/19

Google will now require suppliers to give benefits to workers

Bloomberg, 4/3/19

Move Fast and Build Solidarity

The Nation, 3/6/19

San Jose to expand wage theft policy as Silvery Towers contractor goes to court

San Jose Spotlight, 3/6/19

Supes Unanimously Approve $500K For Office Protecting Workers' Rights

SFGate, 2/12/19

Labor activists ask county Supes to enforce worker protections

Mountain View Voice, 2/12/19

Labor Rights Activists Ask Supes To Properly Enforce Worker Protections

SFGate, 2/11/19

San Jose: Mayor in talks with Elon Musk’s Boring Company for airport tunnel

San Jose Mercury News, 2/5/19

San Jose to consider proposal to help employees receive pay they deserve

San Jose Mercury News, 1/31/19

Google Shareholders and Workers Call on Board to Fix ‘Diversity Crisis’

Bloomberg, 1/30/19

Tie Google’s executive pay to diversity goals, activist shareholders argue again

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/30/19

America's 1.8 million truck drivers don't need to worry about autonomous tech threatening their jobs anytime soon, experts say

Business Insider, 12/21/18

The Year Workers Stood Up to Big Tech

Gizmodo, 12/18/18

With CEO-to-worker pay ratios, perception can be everything

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/13/18

California must find new pathways toward a working economy

San Francisco Chronicle, 12/13/18

Could driverless vehicles spell the end of the road for truck drivers?

PBS NewsHour, 12/6/18

Effort to freeze Mountain View’s minimum wage fails

San Jose Mercury News, 12/5/18

Middle-class workers are victims of Silicon Valley's tech boom

Fox Business News, 12/4/18

Why is Santa Clara County’s gender wage gap the largest in the Bay Area?

San Jose Mercury News, 12/3/18

The shocking truth: In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top 10%

CNBC, 12/3/18

Tech companies blamed for 20 years of falling wages in Silicon Valley

ZDNet, 11/26/18

Study: Over 20 years, Silicon Valley workers’ median wage has fallen by 14%

Ars Technica, 11/23/18

Instacart Delivery Workers Are Boycotting For The Third Thanksgiving In A Row

BuzzFeed News, 11/23/18

Silicon Valley wages have dropped for all except highest-paying jobs: report

San Jose Mercury News, 11/18/18

Self-driving trucks in US offer window into where machines may replace humans

Christian Science Monitor, 11/14/18

Millions of Californians’ jobs could be affected by automation — a scenario the next governor has to address

Los Angeles Times, 10/14/18

Inequality in Silicon Valley is getting worse: Wages are down for everyone but the top 10 percent

Recode, 10/13/18

In Silicon Valley, the rich get richer while wages stagnate for the rest

Salon, 10/9/18

Study says 9 in 10 Silicon Valley jobs pay less than they did 20 years ago. Blame tech?

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/9/18

What Tesla’s union-busting trial means for the rest of Silicon Valley

The Verge, 9/29/18

Microsoft Is Outlier With Paid Leave Contractor Policy

Bloomberg, 9/13/18

How will self-driving trucks affect driver pay?

Land Line Magazine, 9/12/18

Autonomous trucks: drivers remain, for lower-paid tasks

Transport & Logistics News, 9/11/18

Driverless days ahead

FreightWaves, 9/7/18

Report: Autonomous trucks to steal some driving jobs, create others

Overdrive, 9/6/18

How Automation Affects The Trucking Industry

WCLO, 9/6/18

Self Driving Tech Means Trouble For Some Truckers

Cheddar, 9/6/18

Report says autonomous technology might impact trucking jobs

Commercial Carrier Journal, 9/6/18

How Driverless Trucks Could Replace Top Trucking Jobs

Fleet News Daily, 9/5/18

Will or Will not Autonomous Trucks Eliminate Huge Numbers of Truck Driver Jobs?

Supply Chain Digest, 9/5/18

Report warns autonomous tech to result in loss of higher paying driving jobs

FleetOwner, 9/5/18

Report: Self-Driving Trucks Could Put Best-Paying Jobs at Risk

Trucking Info, 9/5/18

Long-Haul Driverless Trucking Would Displace Good-Paying Jobs

Trucks.com, 9/5/18

Driverless technology might actually add as many jobs as it destroys, but the new roles will be 'the worst trucking jobs around'

Business Insider, 9/5/18

Driverless Trucks Could Potentially Replace Many of the Nation’s Best Long-Distance Trucking Jobs

Supply Chain 247, 9/5/18

A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

The Atlantic, 9/4/18

Self-driving tech risks over 300,000 trucking jobs, says report

CNBC, 9/4/18

Highest-paid truck drivers may be replaced by autonomous vehicles

Fox Business, 9/4/18

Self-Driving Technology Threatens Nearly 300,000 Trucking Jobs, Report Says

Wall Street Journal, 9/4/18

Will others follow Microsoft's lead on paid parental leave?

Wired, 8/31/18

Google and Facebook's Security Guards Are Fighting to Earn a Living Wage

Gizmodo, 7/27/18

Inside Google’s Shadow Workforce

Bloomberg, 7/25/18

Opinion: San Jose cannot progress as a city if workers are left behind

San Jose Mercury News, 5/3/18

3 Million Uber Drivers Are About to Get a New Boss

The Atlantic, 4/10/18

San Jose, Calif., Weighs Boost for Construction Project Workers

Bloomberg, 3/27/18

Labor unions launch campaign to boost construction wages in San Jose

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/8/18

Google downtown San Jose village study group launches with lively discussion

San Jose Mercury News, 2/28/18

All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley

The Guardian, 1/31/18

Opinion: For California green energy subsidies, shouldn’t Tesla, others provide good jobs?

The Mercury News, 9/20/17

Silicon Valley’s burgeoning labor movement

Salon, 9/4/17

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

The Nation, 7/31/17

Could this hiring policy ease Silicon Valley's construction worker shortage?

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 7/26/17

Silicon Valley, Not Willing to Wait, Forges Ahead on Boosting Minimum Wage

The Wall Street Journal, 6/28/17

A labor movement is brewing within the tech industry

Salon, 6/10/17

How can tech companies treat their contractors better?

TechCrunch, 6/6/17

Commentary: Tech leaders must look beyond universal basic income

The Mercury News, 5/30/17

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

The Nation, 5/17/17

Service Workers in Silicon Valley City Win Added Job Security

Equal Voice News, 3/30/17

Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis

The Nation, 3/30/17

San Jose: New law giving part-timers access to more hours begins Monday

The Mercury News, 3/13/17

San Jose's 'opportunity to work' law goes into effect

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/13/17

Opinion: Workforce training can’t solve middle class jobs crisis

Mercury News, 3/3/17

Silicon Valley private security guards win union representation

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/30/17

Bus Drivers Working Alongside Silicon Valley Millionaires Struggle to Afford Rent, Some Sleep in Cars

ABC News, 1/13/17

How Silicon Valley business fared on key ballot measures

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/9/16

The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of

The Nation, 10/5/16

The Invisible Silicon Valley

U.S. Department of Labor Blog, 6/15/16

Silicon Valley $15 by 2019 regional minimum wage gets big boost from Cities Association vote

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/10/16

$15 an Hour Won’t Help These Workers

The Nation, 5/2/16

Ten arrested at rally to support unionization of Intel cafeteria workers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/28/16

Workers' next big fight: Fairer scheduling

CBS Money Watch, 4/20/16

San Jose: Advocates push to raise minimum wage sooner than state

East Bay Times, 4/18/16

What we know about the people who clean the floors in Silicon Valley

The Washington Post, 3/30/16

Silicon Valley subcontracting makes income inequality worse, report finds

The Guardian, 3/30/16

Silicon Valley's poorest workers tell government 'we can't live like this'

The Guardian, 1/28/16

Washington Turns An Eye To Income Inequality In Silicon Valley

BuzzFeed, 1/27/16

Ballot measure in San Jose would boost hours for part-time employees

San Jose Mercury News, 1/25/16

Tech's low-wage workers disrupt the disruptors

Aljazeera America, 10/18/15

Santa Clara County Supervisors Approve Living Wage Measure: $19.06 Per Hour

NBC Bay Area, 12/10/14