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Sidney's Picks: Biden Helps Gig Workers; Cannabis Industry Exploits Workers

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Sidney’s Picks:

  • Gig workers would get federal minimum wage and other protections under a proposed rule by Biden’s Labor Department. (TAP)
     
  • Meat industry giants start tracking workers like cattle using new body-worn app. (Investigate Midwest) 
     
  • Unlicensed cannabis farms in Oregon are exploiting undocumented workers. (Politico)
     
  • Investigators confirm that a Nevada gold mining company broke safety rules, contributing to miner’s fatal fall. (High Country News)
     
  • Buffalo Starbucks organizers allege that the company sabotaged service to turn customers against striking workers. (Newsweek)