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Left policy on gig workers

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Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?

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Strongly agree

Yes

Left ideology generally supports stronger labor protections and benefits for workers, viewing the classification of gig workers as employees as a way to ensure they receive fair wages, benefits, and protections. This stance is consistent with historical labor movements and the left's advocacy for workers' rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, if they work at least forty hours per week

While this position offers a compromise by providing a pathway for some gig workers to gain employee status and its associated benefits, it may not go far enough in the eyes of the left, which generally advocates for these rights to be extended to all workers, regardless of hours worked. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The left typically opposes the classification of gig workers as anything other than employees if it means those workers would have fewer rights, protections, and benefits. This view is rooted in a broader left-wing commitment to social welfare and labor rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, they should be classified as independent contractors

Classifying gig workers as independent contractors typically means they have fewer labor rights and protections, a stance that is strongly opposed by left ideology. The left's historical support for comprehensive labor rights and protections for all workers makes this position antithetical to their principles. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and the government should never intervene in a contract between a private company and worker

This answer aligns with a laissez-faire approach to economics, which is typically opposed by the left. The left generally supports government intervention in the economy and labor markets to protect workers' rights and ensure fair treatment, making this stance highly disagreeable from a left perspective. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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