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DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Labor Studies Working Group.The app-based “gig
  economy” has emerged as a hot topic not only in the current US presidenti
 al election\, but across the globe. Companies like Uber\, Lyft\, and Mecha
 nical Turk are rewriting the rules of the labor market and reconstituting 
 the nature of the employment relationship\, raising the question: Who is a
 n employee? Proponents of the “sharing” economy argue that it empowers the
  ordinary citizen\, institutionalizes a new model of asset-sharing\, and c
 reates much-needed jobs. Critics argue that little in the “sharing economy
 ” is being “shared” and that these companies are circumventing minimal lab
 or standards. This event will explore the implications of the "gig" or “sh
 aring” economy for economic citizenship. &nbsp\;FEATURED SPEAKERS: Lawrenc
 e Mishel\, President of the Economic Policy InstituteDoug Henwood\, Host o
 f Behind the News and Contributing Editor of The NationDawn Gearhart\, Org
 anizer with Teamsters Local\nUnion No 117 and App-Based Drivers' Associati
 on
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SUMMARY:Is Uber the Future of Work? The Gig Economy and the Remaking of Eco
 nomic Citizenship
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Presented by the <a href="https://www.maxwe
 ll.syr.edu/laborstudies/" title="Labor Studies Working Group">Labor Studie
 s Working Group</a>.</p><p>The app-based “gig economy” has emerged as a ho
 t topic not only in the current US presidential election\, but across the 
 globe. Companies like Uber\, Lyft\, and Mechanical Turk are rewriting the 
 rules of the labor market and reconstituting the nature of the employment 
 relationship\, raising the question: Who is an employee? Proponents of the
  “sharing” economy argue that it empowers the ordinary citizen\, instituti
 onalizes a new model of asset-sharing\, and creates much-needed jobs. Crit
 ics argue that little in the “sharing economy” is being “shared” and that 
 these companies are circumventing minimal labor standards. This event will
  explore the implications of the "gig" or “sharing” economy for economic c
 itizenship. &nbsp\;</p><p>FEATURED SPEAKERS: <br><b>Lawrence Mishel</b>\, 
 President of the Economic Policy Institute</p><p><b>Doug Henwood</b>\, Hos
 t of Behind the News and Contributing Editor of The Nation</p><p><b>Dawn G
 earhart</b>\, Organizer with Teamsters Local\nUnion No 117 and App-Based D
 rivers' Association</p>
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