Dear Reader, It’s been an action-packed month. In a long drawn-out crescendo, the EU passed both the Platform Work Directive and the AI Act. The first of these was unexpected, as it came about through a sudden reversal in position by two member countries—Estonia and Greece—that tipped the majority vote in favor of the Bill. And, while this is certainly a milestone in gig work legislation, one cannot rejoice unconditionally. The approved Directive has been sanitized of its more progressive elements. As analysts have
Renewing the Promise of Platform Cooperativism
Renewing the Promise of Platform…
Renewing the Promise of Platform Cooperativism
Dear Reader, It’s been an action-packed month. In a long drawn-out crescendo, the EU passed both the Platform Work Directive and the AI Act. The first of these was unexpected, as it came about through a sudden reversal in position by two member countries—Estonia and Greece—that tipped the majority vote in favor of the Bill. And, while this is certainly a milestone in gig work legislation, one cannot rejoice unconditionally. The approved Directive has been sanitized of its more progressive elements. As analysts have