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SFC Columnist Asks ‘Why Not Ignore Private Sector Concerns and let Government Take Over Gig Economy?’

January 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 31, 2024 2:56 am

Soleil Ho (they/them) of the San Francisco Chronicle asks, Why not make the Gig economy a public utility? “Labor activists say gig work is unjust; disability advocates say services such as DoorDash, Instacart, Uber and Lyft are essential to independence,”...

LA Independent Truckers Protest City, AB 5 Law Following Non-Renewal Of Contract

June 9, 2023 2:45 amJune 9, 2023 2:46 am

Independent truckers protested in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday following the announcement that independent truckers would not have a renewed contract for city’s As-Needed Haul Truck Program due to the AB 5 law. Passed and signed into law in 2019, AB...

Union Sponsored AB 5 Hits Independent Truckers

August 10, 2022 2:30 amAugust 9, 2022 4:31 pm

For four days last month, independent truckers blockaded the Port of Oakland, preventing goods from entering or leaving. Threats of arrest, along with the possibility of personal liability stemming from a lawsuit filed against the protesters by the Port of Oakland were sufficient...

Hundreds of Independent Truckers Protest AB 5 at California’s Busiest Ports

July 15, 2022 11:38 amJuly 15, 2022 1:49 pm

Reports from Northern and Southern California this week found hundreds of justifiably angry independent truckers protesting the state’s independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5, at the state’s busiest ports. “A group of truckers protesting a state law limiting the use of...

When Will Government Unions Stand Up For All California Workers?

July 15, 2022 6:17 amJuly 17, 2022 8:06 am

Public sector unions have corrupted the ability of California’s governing institutions to serve the interests of the people. The consequences include a failing public education system, catastrophically flawed environmental policies, and an unrelenting attack on the ability of small businesses...

Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021 11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021 5:37 pm

With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...

California Atty General To File Injunction to Force Uber/Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees Within Weeks

June 24, 2020 1:11 pmJune 25, 2020 4:04 pm

Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies wrongfully classified drivers as independent contractors – even as Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author...