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California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it (calmatters.org)
submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/antiwork@lemmy.ml
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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Uber's chief lawyer was one of the masterminds to screw over the workers with Prop 22...

Kamala Harris’ brother-in-law is the public face of Uber’s fight with labor. It’s awkward

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-09-12/kamala-harris-uber-family-campaign-drivers-labor

Gets paid millions to make sure Uber doesn't have to pay a livable wage...

Uber’s Top Lawyer Gets $10 Million in Pay After Profitable Year 2023

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/ubers-top-lawyer-gets-10-million-in-pay-after-profitable-year

And now is a Harris campaign advisor...

Uber Legal Chief Tony West to Take Leave for Harris Campaign

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uber-legal-chief-tony-west-212629649.html

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Feigning representation of the working class is liable to get awkward.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Has been working for the Democrats for 30+ years...

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

And the Democrats have been feigning representation of the working class for the last 30 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_(politics)

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

That's what I just said?

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Oh, I thought you meant that Harris has been working for the Democrats…

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Fair!

[-] K1nsey6@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

What is it they say about birds of a feather?

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