Live Oxford Debate: Do "Gig Economy" Workers Need Protection?

IMPORTANT: To offset the cost of the reservation, there's a small cover charge of $6. We're unable to issue any refunds at this time, so please do not RSVP, if you're unsure about attending.

If you've previously participated in the past as one of the debaters, your attendance fee will be waived for FREE entry.

THE ADDRESS FOR THE EVENT WILL BE SENT TO ALL CONFIRMED ATTENDEES ONE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT. It will be held in the Time Square area.

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Come watch a live debate on the contentious topic of the "gig economy."

Here's the final debate resolution:
"We must end the exploitation of 'independent contractors' by passing legislation that appropriately classifies workers and reaffirms their rights."

Chuck (https://www.meetup.com/debateclub-6/members/80554492/) and Rob (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/members/191279019/)
will team up against Paul and Jeremy to engage in a civil and thoughtful debate on this topic.

The debate will be in an "Oxford-style" format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate#Oxford-style_debating).

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The event schedule:

7:00 -- doors open, piano performance by Jack Gruber
7:30 -- introduction by the moderator
7:45 to 9:45 -- the debate!
9:45 to 10:00 -- event wrap-up

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The NYCPF is a nonpartisan organization. As such, we do not promote or advocate on behalf of any particular issues or causes. Rather, our aim is to foster independent, critical thinking by exchange of views with the highest level of intellectual rigor.

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