{"id":595,"date":"2017-06-09T03:29:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T10:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevezeltzer.com\/laborfest\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=595"},"modified":"2019-06-29T14:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T21:12:17","slug":"the-internet-technology-the-gig-economy-and-the-future-of-labor","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2018\/event\/the-internet-technology-the-gig-economy-and-the-future-of-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Internet, Technology, The Gig Economy and the Future of Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The development of technology, including artificial intelligence, automation and platforms like UBER, Lyft, and Airbnb, are making trillions for the tech and media companies that now dominate the world. Growing marginalization of labor and complete deregulation now means that hundreds of thousands of workers are being forced to travel hundreds of miles to work on temp jobs as independent contractors. This threatens our environment here in the Bay Area and around the world.
\nThis conference will look at how our economy is being transformed in the Bay Area, nationally and globally, and how it is affecting working people, including drivers, tech workers, and workers in other industries.
\nThe new tech world is also allowing companies like Google and Apple, and the U.S. government to know every place you go, every purchase you make, and every word or text you use in communication. We will look at how workers and unions, with the public, can challenge this new reality.<\/span><\/p>\n

SCHEDULE<\/strong>
\n10:00 AM<\/strong> Introduction:<\/p>\n

10:15 AM<\/strong>
\nKeynote: Steve Hill<\/em><\/strong>: Journalist on Technology – by Skype<\/p>\n

10:30 AM<\/strong>
\nTechnology, Workers and Silicon Valley
\nRuth Silver Taube<\/em><\/strong>: Workers\u2019 Rights Clinic at the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center at the Santa Clara University School of Law,\u00a0SEIU-USWW Worker For Tech Company
\nKarthik Ramanathan<\/em><\/strong>: Tech Workers
\nRebeca Armendariz<\/strong><\/em>: Senior Community Political Organizer with SEIU USWW
\nBob Emmett<\/strong><\/em>: SEIU-USWW \u00a0member and worker in high tech company in Silicon Valley
\nDr.Larry Rose<\/em><\/strong>: Former Medical Director Cal-OSHA<\/p>\n

12:00<\/strong> Lunch<\/p>\n

12:45 PM
\n<\/strong>The Futurists Are Worried
\nTodd Davies<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Stanford University – Symbolic Systems Program; Center for the Study of Language and Information
\nMehmet Bayran<\/em><\/strong>: LaborNet, Software, Exploitation and Automation of Tech Workers
\nLisa Milos<\/em><\/strong>: CWA UPTE UCSF Medical Interpreter* (*for information only)<\/p>\n

1:45 PM
\n<\/strong>UBER, Lyft, Taxi Workers, Deregulation and Independent Contractor
\nRichard Meghoo<\/em><\/strong>: President SF Taxi Workers Alliance
\nPeter Miller<\/em><\/strong>: Exec. SF Taxi Workers Alliance & SFLC delegate
\nEdward Escobar<\/em><\/strong>: The Alliance For Independent Workers<\/p>\n

You can watch this presentation here.<\/a><\/p>\n

2:45 PM
\n<\/strong>Technology, Social Platforms and Workers
\nProfessor Anthony Hall<\/em><\/strong>: Lethridge University Use of Facebook In Political Frame-up<\/p>\n

3:15 PM
\n<\/strong>Technology For Workers, Internationalism and Labor Solidarity\u00a0From The Liverpool Dockers To The Global Labor Channel
\nJohn Parulis<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0LaborTech.net
\n<\/a>Steve Zeltzer<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0LaborTech.net<\/a><\/p>\n

4:00 PM<\/strong> Conference Closes
\nSponsored by LaborTech.net<\/a>, LaborNet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

You can watch Professor Anthony Hall’s presentation here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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