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Albertson's Dumps Drivers for Doordash, Critics Blame Prop 22
Albertson's Dumps Drivers for Doordash, Critics Blame Prop 22
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17 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Health care workers are treating more COVID19 patients than ever in this pandemic, and hospitalizations from the virus are mounting more pressure on an already strained health care system.
Reporter: Marco Siler Gonzales, KQED
State health officials are recommending a pause in using one batch of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine because of unexpected adverse reactions.
Reporter: Molly Peterson, KQED
Weeks after Proposition 22 became law, we are already seeing the effects ripple out into industries beyond the “gig economy.” The country’s second-largest grocery store chain, Albertsons, is now laying off its grocery delivery employees and replacing them with contractors at DoorDash. Critics of the measure say they warned this would happen.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
As the sun sets on the Trump Administration, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has proposed removing the protected status of millions of acres of desert lands across California. Reporter: Ezra David Romero, CapRadio
Reporter: Marco Siler Gonzales, KQED
State health officials are recommending a pause in using one batch of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine because of unexpected adverse reactions.
Reporter: Molly Peterson, KQED
Weeks after Proposition 22 became law, we are already seeing the effects ripple out into industries beyond the “gig economy.” The country’s second-largest grocery store chain, Albertsons, is now laying off its grocery delivery employees and replacing them with contractors at DoorDash. Critics of the measure say they warned this would happen.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
As the sun sets on the Trump Administration, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has proposed removing the protected status of millions of acres of desert lands across California. Reporter: Ezra David Romero, CapRadio
Released:
Jan 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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