Specifications for Formal Essay #4: Employment in the Gig Economy
4 pages with a Works Cited
Due: Thursday, July 15
Introduction:
Do you want full-time employment, with job security? Do you want employment that is protected by a labor union? Are you an employee who is part of a union currently?
Thesis:
Yes or no: do you feel that you have a plan for the employment you wish to secure in the future?
Body section:
Does the news about union elections for Amazon workers concern you? Did you know about this previously? Explain why this union activity may be important for workers in the gig economy. Ask yourself: Why did the professor assign this article?
Body section:
This trend toward hiring part-time academic workers has been constant since the early 1980s. During the pandemic, many of them, like other workers in the gig economy were the first to be laid off. Many of us did NOT HAVE A PLAN, like I asked you about in the thesis.
Look at the source I provided and give an assessment of the site. What did you learn from the site? Why did I assign this site?
Body section:
How helpful is the resource provided by Hostos Community College for career services? How can this help others if it is not so useful to you personally? Can this resource help students with “having a plan”?
Body section:
Why are workers discussing strikes and Amazon and Whole Foods? How does this story motivate you to HAVE A PLAN?
Conclusion:
How do the sources you investigated for this essay make you feel about having a plan for secure, full-time employment? Do you want to work multiple gigs or do you want full-time employment? Are the sources motivational/educational?
must use sources provided