{"id":11316,"date":"2022-08-01T14:42:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/01\/in-pennyslvania-campaign-volunteers-are-getting-a-taste-of-gig-work\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:42:21","slug":"in-pennyslvania-campaign-volunteers-are-getting-a-taste-of-gig-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/01\/in-pennyslvania-campaign-volunteers-are-getting-a-taste-of-gig-work\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pennyslvania, campaign volunteers are getting a taste of gig work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/1\/23287002\/josh-shapiro-campaign-pennsylvania-governor-sign-delivery<\/a>
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Starting Monday, ordering a free \u201cJosh for Governor\u201d yard sign will be as easy as responding to a text message for Pennsylvania voters.<\/p>\n

The Josh Shapiro campaign\u2019s new voter outreach program<\/a> mixes voter file data and gig economy-like delivery services to create \u201ca universe that is primed\u201d to accept good old-fashioned yard signs. By leveraging the campaign\u2019s texting program, volunteers in the campaign\u2019s textbanking program will ask voters directly whether they\u2019d like to receive a sign to support the Democratic gubernatorial candidate. <\/p>\n

Once a voter accepts, their information is sent over to the campaign, where the data is sorted into delivery routes. Then, volunteers sign up for delivery shifts and receive a route through a \u201cdelivery driver app.\u201d <\/p>\n

The campaign is using Circuit Route Planner<\/a>, a mobile delivery app that promises to \u201cmake delivery easy for everyone\u201d through coordinating routes for contract deliveries. For the Shapiro campaign, it means coordinating an ad hoc delivery network that connects supporters with both yard signs and campaign volunteers.<\/p>\n

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