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(Reuters) - Under growing threat by a new U.S. administration insistent on reclassifying ride-hail and food delivery workers as employees with full benefits, gig economy companies including Uber, Lyft, Doordash and Instacart are pushing to keep drivers independent contractor status, albeit with additional benefits.
The companies, whose business model relies on low-cost flexible labor, argue that surveys show the majority of their workers do not want to be employees, saying a new generation of workers wants to choose when and how much to work.
They hope to convince U.S. officials and lawmakers to drop attempts to reclassify gig workers as employees, efforts that have gained urgency with the election of U.S. President Joe Biden, who campaigned on the promise of delivering benefits to gig workers.
San Francisco rideshare and delivery drivers demand more PPE By Musadiq Bidar
February 17, 2021 / 9:39 PM / CBS News
Rideshare and delivery drivers gathered outside Uber s San Francisco headquarters Wednesday morning to demand that companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash provide them with adequate personal protective equipment and compensate them for the time it takes to disinfect vehicles throughout the day.
Dozens of drivers from several app-based services blocked off Market Street in downtown San Francisco and turned off their apps for two hours to highlight what they described as a lack of action from gig companies to keep them safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Doordash Kidnapping Victim Better Served by GoFundMe Than His Actual Employer
Doordash’s CEO is a newly minted billionaire. Its drivers can’t afford child care.
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Folks across San Francisco were jolted awake Saturday night, as their phones blared an Amber Alert message about two children abducted in Pacific Heights. According to a police spokesperson, a food delivery driver’s vehicle was stolen as he dropped off an order, the suspect taking off with the driver’s two kids inside. Immediately, crime discussion platforms like Nextdoor and Citizen were abuzz, with users wondering what the gig worker’s kids were doing in the van in the first place. But according to the delivery driver, he had no choice: His job with San Francisco-based Doordash is his sole source of income, and he doesn’t make enough to afford child care.
Panic and fear : S.F. father whose two kids were abducted in carjacking recounts ordeal
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California Highway Patrol issued an alert for two children who were abducted in a San Francisco carjacking Saturday night. Police found the children early Sunday morning.California Highway Patrol
San Francisco police officers found two missing children early Sunday morning, after their father’s minivan was stolen with them in it while he made a DoorDash delivery in Pacific Heights.
Police said that at around 1:15 a.m. Sunday they found the children safely inside the vehicle in the Bayview. Two people remained at large Sunday afternoon. The children were examined by medical professionals and returned to their father.