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)