The Hill: Uber, Lyft eager to take California labor win nationwide
November 8, 2020 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Adviser Morgan Harper spoke to The Hill about the President and Vice President-elect’s commitment to building back better and protecting workers, and why that must include stronger competition policy and labor laws.
To Build Back Better President-elect Biden Must Combat Corporate Power
November 7, 2020 —The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Common Dreams: Race to the Bottom Continues for Workers as Uber, Lyft Win Prop 22 Passage After Historic Money Dump
November 4, 2020 — Common Dreams featured Economic Liberties’ Senior Adviser Morgan Harper’s remarks on Prop 22, which was an egregious display of corporate power.
Prop 22 is an Egregious Display of Corporate Power
November 4, 2020 — Economic Liberties released the following statement in response to the passage of Proposition 22, a California ballot initiative backed by dominant rideshare and food delivery apps that absolves the companies of any responsibility to their workers and writes into California state law a minimum wage as low as $5.64/hour.
Bloomberg Business: Prop 22 Is ‘An Act of Desperation’ by the Gig Economy: American Economic Liberties Project
November 2, 2020 — Economic Liberties’ Senior Adviser Morgan Harper joined Bloomberg’s What’d You Miss to break down Prop 22, which would allow rideshare and food delivery apps to continue to exploit their workers and evade accountability.