{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/6961279e79fe7d55454dd198?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"TBD | How the Gig Economy Won in California","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/31e70e1771a5cfd2fc8060c94a3a5f5a.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in their rise from startups to multi-billion-dollar companies.</p><p><br></p><p>On Tuesday, Californians sided with these companies by approving Prop 22, a ballot measure that enshrines workers’ non-employee status. Why did progressive Californians side with Big Tech? And will the rest of the country follow California’s lead?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SamWHarnett\">Sam Harnett</a>, Tech and Labor reporter at KQED</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host</strong></p><p>Lizzie O’Leary</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}