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Why Gig Workers Are NOT Independent Contractors: A Primer
Written by David Doorey, York University In a number of media stories published lately, journalists have written that gig workers “are considered to be independent contractors” beuse they have some …
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CUPW’s Unfair Labour Practice Complaint Against Uber Raises All Sorts of Issues
Written by David Doorey, York University Back in January of this year, I posted a story about a surprise deal negotiated by Uber and UFCW that provided UFCW with a …
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Beware Ontario School Support Workers … We’ve Seen this Ford Show Before
By David Doorey, York University Reporter Kristin Rushowy at the Toronto Star reported today that the union representing 55,000 school support staff has planned a meeting soon “to discuss holding …
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A nadian Proposal for Starbucks Bargaining
?By David Doorey, York University [This post was originally published on Harvard Law School’s OnLabor blog as an instalment in Prof. Doorey’s ongoing series looking at comparative law issues in …
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Why It’s So Hard to Unionize Starbucks in nada
Written by David Doorey, York University Years ago, in 2014 I think, I did a public lecture and I gave it a controversial title: “Why Unions n’t Help Baristas”. ?In …