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http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_28151345/contract-workers-struggle-silicon-valley-demand-companies-soar

Companies such as Uber and TaskRabbit have promised a new on-demand labor economy where workers are free from the restrictions of a 9-to-5 schedule and will still earn enough money to pay Bay Area rents. A report released Wednesday, however, tells a more discouraging story about this growing class of contract workers -- the thousands of people who work for on-demand tech companies as freelance labor and not regular employees. As the valuations and profits of these companies soar, few benefits are trickling down to the laborers, creating a workforce that lacks the security of employee benefits and struggles with...