How Antitrust Can Uplift Workers in the Gig Economy

Gig economy companies, like Uber and DoorDash, are seeing record profits. However, workers in the gig economy have seen wage growth stalled or even decrease over the past five years. Gig workers, who generally say they want to be in professional organizations and collectively bargain, cannot do so because of the threat of antitrust law being wielded against organized independent contractors. Antitrust law should be updated and employment status for gig workers should be modified to allow for lab