Media Bits and Bytes — June 23, 2026
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It's AI's world, we just live in it
It's AI's world, we just live in it
It's AI's world, we just live in it
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Gig Workers Need a Solid Floor and Portable Benefits
Jacobin
We can’t let gig-worker protections remain dependent on each new administration’s priorities. We need to experiment with new approaches, from passing strong state classification laws to scaling employer-of-record systems that give gig workers stabili
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Jennifer Abruzzo Wants Workers To Fight Back
Workday Magazine
A conversation with the former head of the National Labor Relations Board fired President Donald Trump.
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In Europe, Platform Workers Are Winning Limited Protections
Jacobin
Across Europe, platform workers have won a series of court cases ruling that they are employees, not self-employed. Moves for new EU-wide legislation have faced serious resistance from lobbyists but now look set to deliver some new protections.
tv
In Obama’s Working, There Is No Way Out
Jacobin
Barack Obama abandoned his commitments to unions, and many top staffers went to work for the gig economy. In his Netflix series Working, the former president bears witness to workers’ suffering as if it were immutable.
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The WGA Strike Is a Fight Against Silicon Valley’s Gigification of the Entire Economy
Jacobin
If the ongoing film and TV writers strike is successful, the Writers Guild of America could establish a model for how service sector, app-based gig workers can take on Silicon Valley.
America’s Workplace Safety Crisis
The American Prospect
Today is Worker's Memorial Day. Conditions have improved from the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But not by nearly enough.
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‘WeCrashed’ Is a Delusional Millennial Love Story
VICE
In WeCrashed, it isn’t just that the Neumanns were so charismatic or that people looked the other way. People wanted to believe in changing the world.
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Here's What's in the New Bill Jointly Backed by Uber and the Teamsters in Washington State
Labor Notes
Teamster-affiliated Uber drivers in Seattle have won raises & benefits through city legislation. Now the union & employers are backing a bill that would take some benefits statewide—but would preempt Seattle from regulating the companies.
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Gig Contractor or Employee? Delivery Drivers Seek Rights Worldwide
Christian Science Monitor
App-based delivery firms rarely classify their drivers as employees deserving benefits. But gig workers’ demands for fair treatment are gaining traction in courts worldwide.
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