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Pramila Jayapal: “They are not actively protected. Are they, in fact, impeded?”

On the recordOctober 28, 2019
They are not actively protected. Are they, in fact, impeded?
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal confirms the lack of protections for gig workers under antitrust law.

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