BiCurean

Uber and Lyft have a business model based on exploiting loopholes in labor laws. Aicila and Erik talk about the gig economy and their limited understanding of labor laws and why we care about this.

Show Notes

According to the Techtarget: A gig economy is a free market system in which temporary positions are common and organizations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. The gig economy is part of a shifting cultural and business environment that also includes the sharing economy, the gift economy and the barter economy.

California AB5_ State Assembly passes employee misclassification bill - Vox, May 30, 2019 http://bit.ly/2WaWPGP
What Are Workers' Rights_ _ United States Department of Labor http://bit.ly/2wI0T72
The History of Unions in the United States, Apr 2, 2019 http://bit.ly/2Z975kL
Why Young People Are Joining Unions Again - Talk Poverty http://bit.ly/2wGh7O2
What is gig economy_ - Definition from WhatIs.com http://bit.ly/2I1vt2g
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What is BiCurean?

BiCurean takes typically combative topics and teaches them to play nice. Our view is the mainstream reactionary rhetoric divides us and only helps those invested in the status quo. We seek to find answers beyond the most obvious.

Join host Aicila as she digs into topics ranging from social and political to geeky and fun. Aicila is looking for the "BiCurean Moment"- the point where contradictions meet or are embraced.

BiCurean was conceived of in 2011 by Aicila as a podcast and originally created as a blog. On hiatus since 2021, she's been eager to start back up, and 2024 will be the year she does. Watch for new episodes, a new format, and just her as the host.

https://bicurean.vista.page for more info