gig worker
Americannoun
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gig workers
plural
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It’s a wonderful life, if you’re rich; not so much when you’re a gig worker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Brian Dorsey’s argument for why he should not be executed by the state of Missouri requires the kind of math familiar to any gig worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
“OLS will continue to enforce gig worker protections and all Seattle labor standards while providing support to businesses to ensure compliance.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
As per the law, every gig worker registered on the database will be given a unique ID, which will stay the same no matter the platform they work for and will be valid in perpetuity.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
Better still is a bit part by the actor Joaquim de Almeida as Javier, a gig worker in Cartagena — “cleaning, electricity, you know” — who June hires to do cheap on-location reconnaissance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
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