Gig workers face risky work or no work during coronavirus pandemic

With the whole Bay Area shut down under shelter-in-place orders to contain the spread of coronavirus, gig workers are in especially uncertain times. Some are seeing significant demand but also facing significant risk, working in contact with those sheltering in place or even self-quarantining. Others have seen their work dry up completely. Carlos Ramos, who drives for Lyft and is also an organizer with Gig Workers Rising, says gig workers including drivers should get the full protections and rights of employees under California’s AB 5 and need access to protective measures to stay safe during the outbreak.

Civic · Mel Baker, Laura Wenus