Dan Ocampo
@danocampo.bsky.social
Labor & employment law, gig workers, economics & finance. Long-suffering Spurs fan. Here to learn something new
What does the data say? www.nelp.org/insights-res...
August 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
What does the data say? www.nelp.org/insights-res...
Here’s what I had to say about the bills at the city council back in December:
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July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Here’s what I had to say about the bills at the city council back in December:
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It builds on the success of the food delivery worker minimum pay standard, which increased wages to $19.78 an hour—while NYC’s app delivery industry continues to thrive.
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It builds on the success of the food delivery worker minimum pay standard, which increased wages to $19.78 an hour—while NYC’s app delivery industry continues to thrive.
The landmark package of bills passed by the City Council would ensure better pay transparency, safeguard worker tips, and extend the city’s nation-leading minimum pay rate to include grocery and package delivery workers for companies like Instacart and Amazon Flex.
July 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The landmark package of bills passed by the City Council would ensure better pay transparency, safeguard worker tips, and extend the city’s nation-leading minimum pay rate to include grocery and package delivery workers for companies like Instacart and Amazon Flex.
Excellent work @jmlstein.bsky.social @rdbinns.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excellent work @jmlstein.bsky.social @rdbinns.bsky.social
6/ In sum, Uber is using its AI algorithms to squeeze more value out of workers, while drivers are earning less and their working conditions are worse.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
6/ In sum, Uber is using its AI algorithms to squeeze more value out of workers, while drivers are earning less and their working conditions are worse.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
5/ Working conditions are also worse. Drivers now spend more time waiting for trips than carrying passengers, and pay is much less predictable. This forces them to organize their lives around an algorithm without knowing what they'll earn.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
5/ Working conditions are also worse. Drivers now spend more time waiting for trips than carrying passengers, and pay is much less predictable. This forces them to organize their lives around an algorithm without knowing what they'll earn.
4/ Uber is also capturing much more "surplus value" (the revenue generated per on-trip driver hour minus labor cost) with dynamic pricing, mostly by taking a higher percentage of high-value fares, a phenomenon obscured by the overall average take rate.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
4/ Uber is also capturing much more "surplus value" (the revenue generated per on-trip driver hour minus labor cost) with dynamic pricing, mostly by taking a higher percentage of high-value fares, a phenomenon obscured by the overall average take rate.
3/ Meanwhile, Uber’s median take rate in the UK increased from 25% to 29%. On some individual trips, Uber pocketed more than 50% of the fare, with higher take rates concentrated on more valuable trips.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after changes to secretive algorithm
Introduction of ‘dynamic pricing’ also coincided with company raising trip prices, researchers finds
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June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
3/ Meanwhile, Uber’s median take rate in the UK increased from 25% to 29%. On some individual trips, Uber pocketed more than 50% of the fare, with higher take rates concentrated on more valuable trips.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
2/ The data show a significant drop in driver pay after dynamic pricing was introduced. Average hourly pay fell from £22.20 to £19.06--before factoring in driver expenses. For a subset of 114 consistent drivers, 93 of them now earn less per hour.
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
2/ The data show a significant drop in driver pay after dynamic pricing was introduced. Average hourly pay fell from £22.20 to £19.06--before factoring in driver expenses. For a subset of 114 consistent drivers, 93 of them now earn less per hour.
Excellent work @jmlstein.bsky.social @rdbinns.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Excellent work @jmlstein.bsky.social @rdbinns.bsky.social
6/ In sum, Uber is using its AI algorithms to squeeze more value out of workers, while drivers are earning less and their working conditions are worse.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
6/ In sum, Uber is using its AI algorithms to squeeze more value out of workers, while drivers are earning less and their working conditions are worse.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
It's one example of the "enshittification" of work from AI and surveillance capitalism--and it's a story that won't stop with Uber.
5/ Working conditions are also worse. Drivers now spend more time waiting for trips than carrying passengers, and pay is much less predictable. This forces them to organize their lives around an algorithm without knowing what they'll earn.
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
5/ Working conditions are also worse. Drivers now spend more time waiting for trips than carrying passengers, and pay is much less predictable. This forces them to organize their lives around an algorithm without knowing what they'll earn.
4/ Uber is also capturing much more "surplus value" (the revenue generated per on-trip driver hour minus labor cost) with dynamic pricing, mostly by taking a higher percentage of high-value fares, a phenomenon obscured by the overall average take rate.
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
4/ Uber is also capturing much more "surplus value" (the revenue generated per on-trip driver hour minus labor cost) with dynamic pricing, mostly by taking a higher percentage of high-value fares, a phenomenon obscured by the overall average take rate.
3/ Meanwhile, Uber’s median take rate in the UK increased from 25% to 29%. On some individual trips, Uber pocketed more than 50% of the fare, with higher take rates concentrated on more valuable trips.
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
3/ Meanwhile, Uber’s median take rate in the UK increased from 25% to 29%. On some individual trips, Uber pocketed more than 50% of the fare, with higher take rates concentrated on more valuable trips.
2/ The data show a significant drop in driver pay after dynamic pricing was introduced. Average hourly pay fell from £22.20 to £19.06--before factoring in driver expenses. For a subset of 114 consistent drivers, 93 of them now earn less per hour.
June 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
2/ The data show a significant drop in driver pay after dynamic pricing was introduced. Average hourly pay fell from £22.20 to £19.06--before factoring in driver expenses. For a subset of 114 consistent drivers, 93 of them now earn less per hour.
That's why @nelp.org is making the case for greater transparency--so drivers know what they'll earn, and researchers & policymakers can better understand this industry.
June 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
That's why @nelp.org is making the case for greater transparency--so drivers know what they'll earn, and researchers & policymakers can better understand this industry.
6/ To protect this model, Uber has aggressively opposed transparency, suing Colorado over disclosure requirements and now refusing to share its take rate figure with shareholders.
June 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
6/ To protect this model, Uber has aggressively opposed transparency, suing Colorado over disclosure requirements and now refusing to share its take rate figure with shareholders.
5/ Drivers once had a per-mile and per-minute wage floor; now they earn as little as the algorithm deems possible.
And Uber does the same on the other side of the ledger, repeatedly probing customers to figure out the highest price they’re willing to pay on every trip. www.nelp.org/ubers-price-...
And Uber does the same on the other side of the ledger, repeatedly probing customers to figure out the highest price they’re willing to pay on every trip. www.nelp.org/ubers-price-...
Uber’s Price-Gouging and What We Can Do About It - National Employment Law Project
Uber has reached record profitability by gouging both consumers and drivers.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
5/ Drivers once had a per-mile and per-minute wage floor; now they earn as little as the algorithm deems possible.
And Uber does the same on the other side of the ledger, repeatedly probing customers to figure out the highest price they’re willing to pay on every trip. www.nelp.org/ubers-price-...
And Uber does the same on the other side of the ledger, repeatedly probing customers to figure out the highest price they’re willing to pay on every trip. www.nelp.org/ubers-price-...