Gig Workers
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Weather looks to be factor in February’s decline in trucking jobs
Courier gains stood out as an upward trend while others were lower.
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Instacart may say no to an IPO
Instacart may forgo the traditional path to public status and sell its shares directly to the public, according to a Reuters report.
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Against the trend: February trucking jobs decline from January
February generally shows an increase in the number of trucking jobs, but not in 2021
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From near bankruptcy to IPO, Deliveroo set to go public
Amazon-backed Deliveroo announces plans to go public less than a year after British regulators questioned the viability of the business.
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Biden administration formally delays independent contractor rule until May
The Biden administration signaled on day one that it was going to roll back some late Trump administration rules; the independent contractor rule came out…
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Instacart’s insane valuation growth
Instacart has announced a new funding round of $265 million, increasing its valuation to $39 billion.
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Breaking: Instacart raises $265M, putting valuation at $39B
Instacart has announced a new funding round of $265 million, increasing its valuation to $39 billion.
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Gig worker rights battle moves to Toronto
Just weeks after a U.K. court ruled that Uber drivers are essentially employees, a new push is on in Canada to unionize gig workers.
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What happened to gig workers in 2020? Gridwise report tells the story
Volatile rates per hour and supply demands impacted gig economy drivers in 2020, but a brighter outlook is ahead.
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Electrifying the nation’s last-mile fleet requires some heavy lifting
With large players like Amazon adopting electric vehicles, pressure will start building on smaller fleets and owner-operators to adopt them as well, and that will…
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