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Veena Dubal

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Professor of Law, University of CA College of Law, SF • Technology & Society • Work Law • Precarity • Race • Not Legal Advice • she/her • Sam's sister


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The Onion Union got the goods before their contract expires at midnight with a credible strike threat. Congrats!

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Argentina has elected an extreme anarcho-capitalist as their next president. He’s fueled by far-right conspiracy theories and a hatred of the left. Plus, he seems to hear voices in his head. No surprise, Elon Musk is thrilled.

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Um Gavin Newsom just vetoed the anti-caste bill in California. This is an extremely scary moment — one that reveals the power of the Hindutva lobby in the US. Terrifying.

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Pretty crazy that “former US president accused of divulging nuclear secrets to billionaire foreign national” is only the 19th most important story on the NYT app this morning.

www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/u...

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New from Vitor Filgueiras & me:

Platforms are NOT firms but machines wreaking havoc on workers minds & bodies all over the world.

“If Ford must make its assembly line machines safe..why shouldn’t Uber be compelled to make its platform safe..?

jacobin.com/2023/10/gig-...

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Week in review: Asher Morse on how labor agreements could Trump-proof federal agencies, TaliaRothstein on what law clinics left behind, and @veenadubal.bsky.social and Renan Kalil on a new Prop-22 like law in Brazil.

Plus, the best from around the web, including a call for the hottest new LPE work

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The workplace, whether knowingly or not, is a place where we can encounter AI systems, with tangible effects in our lives. In this conversation,
@veenadubal.bsky.social, Zephyr Teachout & Zubin Soleimany show us how AI manages and exploits labor, and a way forward.

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Big changes at the Blog today.

On the Editorial Board, Angela Harris and Sanjukta Paul's watch has ended. And we welcome aboard @karen.bsky.social, Aziz Rana, and @veenadubal.bsky.social.

On staff, Ann Sarnak and Caroline Parker have graduated, and Kate Yoon joins the team!

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Despicable world system we have created

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Having your kids get sick amidst international travel is so stressful 😞

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Meanwhile we have work requirements for food stamps. What a world!

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Office view prepping to present new work on analog privilege today at #lsa2023 along with amazing co-panelists. Come say hi if you're in San Juan! Chair Dimitri Van Den Meerssche, discussant @veenadubal.bsky.social, w Isabella Mariani, Joanne Cheung, Beatriz Kira & Kai-Fang Lin.

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Good news: FTC with a decision against Ring cameras. Says Ring deceived its customers by failing to restrict employees’ and contractors’ access to its customers’ videos, using customer videos to train algorithms, among other purposes, without consent, and failing to implement security safeguards.

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Decimation of plans for green public transportation growth, and the proliferation of a business model that flourishes only without labor protections. These are not some vague ambiguous historical forces that made this possible. These are specific people!

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And no, contrary to Hyman’s argument that UberLyft is possible b/c “the rest of the economy has failed the American worker” — UberLyft is possible specifically b/c state actors & regulators have failed workers in the US—allowing the de-professionalization of a sector, the…

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