Archive: Sharing economy

• WCP: Uber, “Metropocalypse,” and Economic Inequality in DC

  Researchers have already revealed the poor working conditions, high risks, and financial instability that Uber drivers face. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen show how Uber’s cozy relationship with D.C. policymakers allowed it to pass special rules in its favor. As a result, Washingtonians will likely experience heightened inequality, more discrimination, and worse public transportation.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Declan Cullen, Gig Economy, Inequality, John Russo, Kafui Attoh, Katie Wells, Lyft, Mayor Bowser, Public transportation, Regulation, Ridesharing, Sharing economy, Sherry Linkon, Uber, Urban Studies, Washington DC, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: The Work Lives of Uber Drivers Are Worse Than You Think

  Uber promises freedom and flexibility to drivers but instead delivers risk, exploitation, and low wages that compel drivers to work long and inconvenient hours. That is what Katie Wells, Kafui Attoh, and Declan Cullen discovered by conducting a groundbreaking series of interviews with 40 Uber drivers in the DC area, highlighted in this week’s Working-Class Perspective.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Declan Cullen, Gig Economy, John Russo, Kafui Attoh, Katie Wells, Precarity, Sharing economy, Sherry Linkon, Technology, Uber, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Everyday Encounters: Antagonism in the Sharing Economy

  Both workers and consumers are bearing the brunt of changes to contemporary service industry jobs caused by the advent of the sharing economy. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Diane Negra a

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Amazon, Customer Service, Diane Negra, Digital Platforms, Gig Economy, John Russo, Sharing economy, Sherry Linkon, Technology, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives