Why Is Everything Turning Into Uber?

We re all familiar with the gig economy - jobs that don t classify you as an employee, tell you you can "be your own boss," and take advantage of your precarious financial position. Why is this kind of "employment" growing so quickly? Is there anything we can do to stop it? Why Is Everything Turning Into Uber? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Uber 90k - 25k difference https://slate.com/business/2014/10/uber-driver-salary-the-ride-sharing-company-says-its-drivers-make-great-money-but-its-math-just-doesnt-add-up.html Uber monthly averages https://www.ridester.com/how-much-do-uber-drivers-make/ Uber and overexhaustion https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/uber-may-have-imposed-12-hour-driving-limits-but-its-still-pushing-drivers-in-other-troubling-ways.html Unions and independent contractors https://www.natlawreview.com/article/goodbye-ny-no-union-uber-drivers-now Uber, Lyft and California’s Prop 22 https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21549760/uber-lyft-prop-22-win-vote-app-message-notifications Uber and Lyft’s lobbyists https://s27147.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/Uber-State-Interference-How-Transportation-Network-Companies-Buy-Bully-Bamboozle-Their-Way-to-Deregulation.pdf https://www.nelp.org/publication/uber-state-interference/ Uber in the UK and 40-50% downtime https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/james-farrar-interview-how-has-the-uber-supreme-court-decision-impacted-the-taxi-and-phv-industry Uber’s push for more full-time drivers https://qz.com/2013562/uber-wants-more-full-time-workers-as-it-faces-a-driver-shortage/ 70% of Ryanair pilots are independent contractors https://www.eurocockpit.be/news/ryanair-pilots-seek-improved-employment-conditions Uber for nursing https://jacobin.com/2022/01/nurses-travel-apps-uber-flexibility-lean-production 53% of people aged 18-24 who work in the gig economy do so as their primary income source https://www.allworknow.com/10-impressive-gig-economy-statistics-the-rise-of-a-new-workforce/ http://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Gig-Economy-2018-Marketplace-Edison-Research-Poll-FINAL.pdf Princeton study - 94% net growth in employment is in alternative work https://dataspace.princeton.edu/bitstream/88435/dsp01zs25xb933/3/603.pdf Uber and Macron https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/12/emmanuel-macron-proud-of-supporting-ubers-lobbying-drive-in-france https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign The gig economy https://jacobin.com/2016/07/uber-drivers-app-ridesharing-taxis-sharing-economy/ https://jacobin.com/2022/06/britain-rail-workers-strike-trade-union-hatred-establishment https://jacobin.com/2019/05/uber-ipo-profitability-value-labor-costs http://www.cpreview.org/blog/2018/12/ride-sharing-and-neoliberalism-ubers-exploitation-of-immigrant-taxi-drivers https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2019/05/21/uber-the-neoliberal-state/ https://youtu.be/0kKaNfzOXRA https://jacobin.com/2022/02/uber-gig-worker-portable-benefits-flexible-ontario-doug-ford https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0170840616686129 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH4TPf4DwR8 https://www.scielo.br/j/rk/a/fpsw66xmmHwvTYV7PWJnprt/?lang=en&format=pdf Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com