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How responding to the new coronavirus is making the safety net for gig workers less flimsy

  • Written by Jamila Michener, Assistant Professor of Government, Cornell University
Uber drivers have fewer labor rights than most full-time employees.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

My brother Khary is a 40-year old former mechanic who has earned his living as an Uber driver in New York City for the past four years. He’s one of the millions of full-time American gig workers acutely experiencing the insecurity washing over all...

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