Don’t believe the lies gig work companies like Uber & Lyft are spreading! They say that to provide the flexibility workers want, they have to misclassify workers as independent contractors, which strips workers of protections like minimum wage & time off. 🧵1/3 www.epi.org/publication/...

Flexible work: What workers, especially low-wage workers, really want and how best to provide it

Many workers, especially low-wage workers, aren’t getting key benefits they want—such as paid leave and predictable schedules—because lawmakers are letting companies and employers get away with anti-w...

But workers CAN have both flexibility AND decent pay & work conditions! Allowing companies to exploit workers like this harms gig economy, flexible, & part-time workers, who are predominately women and people of color. 🧵2/3