Gig News Making Headlines:
- Uber, DoorDash and Lyft could see hundreds of thousands of new gig workers because of recession, analysts say: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-doordash-and-lyft-could-see-hundreds-of-thousands-of-new-gig-workers-this-year-analysts-say-11672782045
- Uber drivers planning second 1-day strike in New York City: https://abc7ny.com/uber-drivers-strike-protest/12653516/
- Uber, Lyft deserve congestion toll as the ‘real’ cause of NYC traffic, ex-DOT boss says: https://nypost.com/2023/01/03/uber-lyft-the-real-cause-of-nyc-traffic-ex-dot-boss-says/
- DoorDash Will Return Your Packages With New Pickup Service: https://gizmodo.com/doordash-returns-package-pickup-ups-fedex-1849949688
- MCDONALD’S CUSTOMER ORDERS ‘AIR BURGER’ THROUGH DOORDASH: https://www.outkick.com/mcdonalds-customer-orders-air-burger-through-doordash/
- Working in isolation can pose mental health challenges – here’s what anyone can learn from how gig workers have adapted: https://theconversation.com/working-in-isolation-can-pose-mental-health-challenges-heres-what-anyone-can-learn-from-how-gig-workers-have-adapted-194712
- DoorDash will now pick up and drop off your packages to UPS, USPS, and FedEx: https://www.fastcompany.com/90830703/doordash-will-now-pick-up-and-drop-off-your-packages-to-ups-usps-and-fedex
- ‘Thank you, $1 tipper’: Driver eats DoorDash customer’s Arby’s order after they tip $1: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/doordash-driver-eats-arbys-order/
- ‘If Instacart is willing to pay the tip… should we all be removing our tips?’: Shopper claims Instacart paid out his tip after customer tip-baited him: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/instacart-pays-out-tip-baiting/
