May 15, 2023
an important factor to remember in the writers strike. So many industries want to turn the worker into a gig worker with no protections and no mentoring system.
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an important factor to remember in the writers strike. So many industries want to turn the worker into a gig worker with no protections and no mentoring system.
Why a workers’ rebellion in 19th-century England is relevant in the age of data extraction, gig labour and management by algorithm.
Luddism was a working-class movement opposed to the political consequences of industrial capitalism. The Luddites wanted technology to be deployed in ways that made work more humane and gave workers more autonomy. The bosses, on the other hand, wanted to drive down costs and increase productivity.
But it poses a challenge for tax and benefit systems
"This article appeared in the Finance and economics section of the print edition under the headline 'Serfs up'" I wonder why they didn't use that title online? I'm willing to bet my life the author of this just AWFUL piece of shit article has not worked a single job mentioned here and certainly doesn't know anyone who does now. Fuck people like the author of this cherry-picked horse shit.