Dear fellow MoveOn member,
The "sharing economy," also known as the "gig economy," the "on-demand economy," or the "uncertain economy," is exploding—think Uber and Airbnb—but few people are talking about what it'll mean for the social safety net built in this country over the past century. In five years, this new economic trend will encompass 40 percent of American workers.1
That's why it's important that we take action now to figure out how to provide critical labor protections, even as our economy undergoes massive changes.
Can you make sure your family and friends are talking about what's needed in the "sharing economy" by watching and sharing my latest video with MoveOn?
We have to help make sure the changing economy works for workers by preventing the elimination of worker protections such as unemployment insurance, health insurance, worker safety, family and medical leave, and more.
Thanks for all you do.
–Robert Reich
Source:
1. "The secret number to the sharing economy," TNW News, June 25, 2015
http://www.moveon.org/r?r= 308312&id=135818-19913724- BHB4VMx&t=3
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ROBERT B. REICH, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, was Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century. He has written fourteen books, including the best sellers “Aftershock, “The Work of Nations," and"Beyond Outrage." He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine and chairman of Common Cause. His film, INEQUALITY FOR ALL is available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon. His new book, "SAVING CAPITALISM: For the Many, Not the Few" is out 9/29.
The TRUTH will set you FREE.
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