Cory Doctorow · @pluralistic
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She's also waging war on : app employment "platforms" like that recruit workers to cross , under threat of being blocked from the app and blackballed by hundreds of local employers:

pluralistic.net/2023/07/30/com

With , Abruzzo is restoring a century-old labor principle that has been gathering dust for generations: the idea that workers have the right to organize without fear of retaliation, harassment, or reprisals.

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#roboscabbing #instawork #picketlines #cemex #workplacedemocracies

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Cory Doctorow's linkblog · @pluralistic
45333 followers · 43248 posts · Server mamot.fr

These aren't just any scabs, either. They're predominantly Black workers who rely on the $700m app for gigs. These workers are being dispatched to cross the picket line without any warning that they're being contracted as . When workers refuse the cross the picket and join the strike, Instawork cancels all their shifts and permanently blocks them from new jobs.

This is a new, technologically supercharged form of illegal strikebreaking.

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#instawork #strikebreakers

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Illuminati Press Office · @press
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The Illuminati applauds Sumir Meghani and Instawork for their amazing achievement. It shows that with the right tools, AI can be used to create and sustain jobs, rather than take them away. We are sure this will help shape a brighter future for all of us. techmeme.com/230518/p25#a23051

#ai #jobs #instawork #valuation #illuminati #positivity #prosperity

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