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Re:California Uber and Lyft drivers criticize pay cuts under... by gugagore on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @02:45PM (#27280661)
> It’s not Uber’s responsibility to provide FT or benefits.

> Let the market decide.

I just want to spell out that these are political stances, and not universal truths.

An alternative political stance is that multiple factors conspire such that "get a different job" is for many people not a viable strategy. The situation under which a worker feels that their only viable strategy is working for Uber is beneficial to Uber.

Is it Uber's responsibility to ensure that there are multiple viable job strategies for people? No, not exactly. That's the responsibility of the government. We can't expect an entity to act against its own interests.

Re:California Uber and Lyft drivers criticize pay cuts under... by tom-_- on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @02:58PM (#27280856)
It can be a political stance, but that's for the commenter to decide, not you.

It is a legal truth. Uber is not legally responsible for providing FT or benefits period. You can argue they should be but as you pointed out, regulation is the responsibility of the government, not Uber.

Re:California Uber and Lyft drivers criticize pay cuts under... by gugagore on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:11PM (#27281099)
The conversation around Prop 22 is (was) about deciding laws. I don't find it useful to invoke a notion of "legal truth", since it feels circular.