The Reluctant Rise of Gig Work: How Archaic U.S. Labor Laws Silenced Collective Voice
The gig economy in America, now encompassing over 70 million workers, is often celebrated as a triumph of flexibility and autonomy.
Yet beneath this narrative of empowerment lies a deeper, more troubling story: gig work has not emerged primarily from worker demand, but as a reluctant adaptation to a labor system eroded by outdated laws and the systematic weakening of collective worker voice. This transformation is less a revolution of choice and more a structural consequence of an unbalanced legal framework.