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Reclassifying employees won’t just affect Uber
Sep 11, 2019

Reclassifying employees won’t just affect Uber

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Today, we talk with some of those independent contractors about how their lives would change and look at the broader economic implications.

Segments From this episode

How big is the gig economy?

Sep 11, 2019
Estimates of the size of the workforce depend on how freelance or "independent contractor" work is defined.
A California bill is redefining what it means to be a gig economy worker. Above, an Uber Eats rider delivering food.
Jack Taylor/Getty Images

U.S. manufacturing is slipping into a recession

Sep 11, 2019
How Trump's "America First" agenda may have backfired for U.S. factories.
A worker handles a car door at a Chrysler plant in Warren, Michigan, in 2016.
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

For farmers, it's about more than just China

Sep 11, 2019
Apple and hops harvest season is underway for farmer Patrick Smith, who welcomes the distraction from trade war news.
A farm hand carries freshly-picked apples in Germany in 2016.
Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Music from the episode

Kick, Push Lupe Fiasco
Shoop Salt-N-Pepa
Jungle Tash Sultana
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Drive Incubus
Lost and Found Underwater Country Club
Before I Fall Bob Moses

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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