Tag: Truck drivers
California’s Corrupt Air Board and The Great California Shakedown
The California Air Resources Board, which will be voting on new gas regulations Nov. 8th likely resulting in a .65 cent per gallon increase in gas prices, proudly just announced they have issued a massive fine to Valero oil company:...
Will Declining Truck Inventories Lead CARB to Amend Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Regulations?
In 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom proudly declared an “clean air” policy which has the potential to put the state’s drivers in harms way: “California became the first jurisdiction in the world today to end the sales of traditional combustion...
SacBee Targets Rep. Kevin Kiley again – This Time Over Nationalizing Gig Workers
First the Sacramento Bee lectured Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley CA-03) telling him how he is supposed to do his new job in Congress, the Globe reported in late January. Now the Sacramento Bee is going after Rep. Kiley for his...
Here is Why Drivers, Uber and Postmates File Federal Lawsuit Against AB 5
‘AB 5 is an irrational and unconstitutional statute designed to target and stifle workers and companies in the on-demand economy.’ Represented by the Los Angeles office of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, two drivers joined Uber and...
California’s Independent Contractors Are About to Become Dependent Employees – or Unemployed
‘AB 5 conflicts with federal law by excessively burdening interstate commerce.’ UPDATE below. A recent bill signed into law is already changing the employment status of millions of California workers. Assembly Bill 5, passed mostly on party lines in the...
The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5
AB 5 is a form of deplatforming, but less subtle and equally harmful. It is blatant oppression. By now anyone who works as an independent contractor in California has heard of AB 5, which will force companies to reclassify them as...