Gig economy workers pushed into a corner
Uber to Instacart to – what next? Even with traffic way down, the West Seattle Bridge falters. And the mayor takes your calls.
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Melinda Miner, Instacart
When last we spoke to Melinda Miner, she was driving for Lyft and Uber at the start of this pandemic. Now she’s doing mostly Instacart deliveries, where rates are lower – $7 per delivery – and so are tips. But what choice do gig economy workers have?
Sam Zimbabwe, West Seattle Bridge
Traffic volume in Seattle is down by about half due to the stay at home order. Which may be for the best, given that the West Seattle Bridge seems ever closer to collapse even without its normal volume of cars. We spoke to Seattle Transportation Department director Sam Zimbabwe about what’s next for the bridge.
Mayor Jenny Durkan 4/9
And Mayor Jenny Durkan is back again to answer listener calls. News today: it’s a gorgeous Easter weekend… and city parks are closing, as a not-so-gentle reminder for you to stay at home.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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