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  • Lyft announces suspension of rideshare in California, Uber likely to follow

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    mike1 said:
    ronn said:
    tmay said:

    Gee, if only Uber/Lyft's business model was successful as is, but even with contractors sans benefits, both companies are losing money. 

    Their model is a perfect example of privatize profits, socialize costs. Those contract/independent operators do not pay nor are eligible for workmen's comp if injured on the job, so that then falls upon the State (Medicaid) if the drivers do not have health insurance. Fix those costs that would otherwise be born by the State, some of those fixes which are in Prop 22, and raise rates to the customer, to cover those costs, and provide a profit, and then you have a sustainable model.
    Bingo! So many lamented the damage Walmart did to smaller grocers/stores with their predatory business model. Uber and Lyft do the same thing. They pass on the costs of taking care of their workers (they're not contractors in any sense of the word) on to the general public. The law is imperfect, but must be used to correct the abuses. Fine-tune it to encompass all "contractors" and protect workers at the same time.

    What abuse?! Drivers take on the work to make some quick extra cash. No one is holding a gun to their head to drive. If it doesn't work for you stop and find something else.  Comparing the business model of Uber/Lyft to the taxi industry is ridiculous. The current taxi business, even the medallion cabs in NYC, is an antiquated system that was ripe for extinction. Like complaining that cars would put all the street sweepers out of business.

    Like fast food jobs, these are not supposed to be careers.
    What abuses? Why did the ride-shares change some of their practices? Because AB5 addressed abuses: the companies were misclassifying workers as contractors, and thus not paying into the funds as they should for worker protections. The changes were insufficient and that's why the Attorneys General (CA, SF, LA et al) sued over the violations and got the restraining order. Any comparison is fair as the Uber/Lyft model simply uses an app for ride shares compared to tradition car services.

    Like complaining that cars would put all the street sweepers out of business.

    ??? Did you mean to compare complaints of cars putting horse & buggy drivers out of business? Otherwise, your statement makes no sense.

    Like fast food jobs, these are not supposed to be careers.

    All of these "not supposed to" rants fly in the face of facts. Minimum wage is not supposed to be for adults. Gig work is not supposed to be full-time work. XXX jobs are not supposed to...  Nonsense. These jobs exist because of the shitty companies that starve their workers of hours, benefits and legal protections afforded workers. Uber, Lyft and countless others purposefully misclassify workers as contractors to weasel out of their legal responsibilities to workers and society in general. IIRC, someone earlier brought up workers comp and health insurance; I'll also add UI -- something that Congress had to address during the Pandemic to assist gig workers nearly shutout of assistance since so many are misclassified. I remember the mess about driver insurance that both companies fought tooth and nail with several cities/states before they finally caved in and got coverage for their workers.
    tmayAlex1N

  • Apple employees granted paid time off to vote in US election

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    Election day should be a National holiday to ensure that everyone can vote. Especially as other posters have said, so many places make it so difficult to vote. I can only imagine what Election Day will look like this year with the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Since Apple is headquartered in California, it's important to know that the state already mandates up to two (2) hours of paid time to vote, with as much time as needed for workers to vote.

    For information on your state, check out the link below:

    What is the law in my state?
    https://www.workplacefairness.org/voting-rights-time-off-work
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  • Tom Hanks now says 'Greyhound' film was 'rescued at sea' by Apple TV+

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    williamh said:
    I’m really looking forward to seeing this.  That said, $70m seems like a huge amount for Apple to pay for 1 movie. 
    They're paying Will Smith $120M for EMANCIPATION and ~$200M for Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon." GREYHOUND was a steal  ;)
    Beats

  • T-Mobile and Sprint revise merger terms, seek to close deal by April

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    seanismorris said:
    So... let me get this straight.

    A new 4th wireless carrier will be created to appease regulators, which will be Dish Network.

    Not mentioned here is the assumed inevitability of Disk Network merging with DirecTV which is owned by AT&T.

    Bringing it back to 3 major wireless carriers... the very thing regulators feared would reduce competition and harm consumers.

    Sounds like a great idea! /s
    Regulators shouldn't allow a merger or acquisition of Dish Network. They already allowed Dish to BS around with spectrum squatting. 
    cornchip

  • NYPD ditching paper patrol logs for iPhone app

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    neilm said:
    I have just one word to say: Iowa!
    The Iowa Dems paid for the app in November for use in early February. While "NYPD began using iPhones in 2015." It's been tested and used for some time with the NYPD typically rolling out advances in targeted fashion before implementing it citywide.
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