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Raising the Floor of the Platform Economy: Co-ops, Unions, and the Struggle to Transform Technology

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For instance, the Drivers Cooperative in New York started in an educational classroom among Uber and Lyft drivers, after workers became tired of paying high commission fees to these platform companies while also being required to pay for their own job expenses such as insurance and repairs. Another Platform Economy Is Possible.

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