Of the many things I hate about #AB5 is that I find myself agreeing with hardline conservative/libertarian/alt-right figures. I don't agree with Edward Ring or almost anything he stands for but... he's spot-on here about what a disaster AB5 is. californiaglobe.com/section-2/the-…
The piece by @katiekilkenny7 that really kicked it all off: "As for how lawmakers settled on the 35-submission figure... Gonzalez says 'Was it a little arbitrary? Yeah. Writing bills with numbers like that are a little bit arbitrary.'" hollywoodreporter.com/news/everybody…
@katiekilkenny7 .@OceanMalandra's excellent piece: "This bill is causing mass suffering. Most freelance writers survive in the margins. I know this first hand. Does the Golden State really need more homeless people?"
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@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra Kim Kavin's @washingtonpost piece is focused mostly on the fight brewing in NJ over a similar bill, but points out what a disaster #AB5 has been in CA and nails what a mess it is: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/1…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost .@rmbodenheimer's piece nails it: "#AB5 is poised to disproportionately harm writers who are women, disabled, and/or face other forms of marginalization...also independent media outlets...who publish diverse perspectives overlooked at larger publications." damemagazine.com/2019/10/22/wil…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer Next, @larrybuhl's piece on how #AB5 is a chainsaw when we needed a scalpel: "Come January, I may have to leave California just to work in my field." businessinsider.com/california-lab…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl .@HeidiLynneCo points out #AB5 ignores the realities of the future: "As the labor market strengthens, the next generation of workers are more empowered by the flexibility, pay and opportunities freelancing brings over the benefits of a corporate job." forbes.com/sites/heidilyn…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo .@maxwillens questions if the quagmire #AB5 is causing is worth the as-yet-unproven gains: "All this does for digital publishers is add even more headaches to our daily existence." digiday.com/media/californ…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens .@cristcarolyn explains how gobsmackingly short-sighted #AB5 is: "This is a classic case of unintended consequences. The thrust of the bill is wonderfully progressive California, but what’s really scary is that people don’t know the implications." healthjournalism.org/blog/2019/11/n…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn .@JenAshleyWright points out the complete fantasy world in which #AB5 exists: "The notion that companies in the struggling media industry will respond to the bill by hiring more full-time writers is pie in the sky. It’s easier just to cut ties." nypost.com/2019/10/26/why…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright .@aboynamedart on #AB5's insane overreach: “There are many freelancers who are not exploited and don’t exploit anybody and they’re getting caught up in this net. Their careers are going to be hurt or ruined, and that's not right.” truthorfiction.com/california-ab5…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart And we haven't even touched upon how #AB5 is terrible for journalism and a free press! eastbayexpress.com/oakland/ab5-is…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart Note: Some of the text I'm quoting are quotes from sources interviewed for the articles, not the authors themselves. Twitter, lack of space, yadda yadda.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart If you're tired of seeing these on your feed, guess what? I'm tired of adding them! But I'm more tired that so many critical pieces pointing out the disastrous shortsightedness of #AB5 needed to be written at all – and there are plenty more to come.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart .@TonyBiasotti writes about the negative impact #AB5 is already having: "CA’s new freelancing rules have prompted one site, for which Estrada works as an editor, to re-examine the way it distributes work. He hasn’t had any work from that site this month." cjr.org/united_states_…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti .@kari_paul explores how #AB5, sure, is great for some industries - but destroys others, none more than freelance writing and journalism: "A lot of voices will be lost by this." theguardian.com/us-news/2019/s…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul .@ElainePofeldt on how #AB5 has already started to crush freelancers, especially writers: "LaBrash has seen a 40% decline in his freelance income since the law passed in September: 'My savings are stagnant.'" cnbc.com/2019/12/11/cal…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt .@ericadanlle with a passionate, personal rant about how #AB5 affects WoC: "Let me just say this – Top publications are not, I repeat, not hiring writers of color to do freelance work for them, and they are certainly not hiring female writers of color." ericadanlle.com/2019/10/21/mis…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle If you haven't caught on yet, #AB5 is bad. It's just bad, bad, bad for freelance writers, writes @bonniekristian: "If I lived in CA, I'd be staring down unemployment...Californians who say A.B. 5 threatens them with homelessness aren't exaggerating." theweek.com/articles/87345…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian And #AB5 is bad for other industries, too, writes @ErnieSmithAN: “California’s 75,000 franchise businesses and their nearly 730,000 employees would be subject to new laws that would undermine their very ability to operate.” associationsnow.com/2019/09/califo…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN And @Journeys_Film writes about how #AB5 is absolutely DEVASTATING to disabled writers: "In a world where the playing field isn’t level, freelance writing IS that level playing field. It’s why AB5 is so frightening." rogerebert.com/balder-and-das…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film Not specifically about #AB5, but an article by Michael Tunney that illustrates just how devastating it will be to journalism and writing in general. Freelance writing without limitations IS. VITAL. contently.net/2014/11/03/voi…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film I've been telling writers in other states to pay attention to what's happening to writers in California. @BillMurphyJr illustrates exactly why in his piece about not paying attention to #AB5 - until a similar law came for him in NJ & NY. understandably.com/p/dude-im-like…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr .@li88yinc writes about how #AB5 OVERWHELMINGLY hurts working mothers, who often need to freelance to work from home & have flexibility to care for a young child or for an aging parent. thefederalist.com/2019/10/23/why…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc Breaking the link chain to add a bit of context: At the moment, almost 75% of CA Freelance Writers United is women. There is a reason for that. Many are working mothers, and many single or divorced with custody. Many are women of color, queer, disabled, or an older demographic.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc Women DISPROPORTIONATELY get shut out of traditional paths to journalism & media, marginalized women even more. They NEED freelancing to get their foot in the door in another way, or to build their own business. In regard to the journalism industry, #AB5 is anti-women. Period.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc .@JuneDBell on how #AB5 will devastate small press & independent outlets: "Procter can't afford to add to his bare-bones staff all the freelancers he'll need under the new law, but he can't put out the weekly publication without them." shrm.org/ResourcesAndTo…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell I've been focusing on stories about how #AB5 will negatively impact writers, journalism/digital media & will continue to focus on those as that's my industry. Unlike lawmakers, I know I should actually *understand* an industry before speaking on it, much less passing legislation.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell But this impacts dozen of industries in California, not just writers. There are an estimated 1 MILLION gig workers in CA. In 2017, UC Berkley Center for Labor Research & Education estimated 8.5% of CA's workforce in 2016 was independent contractors: laborcenter.berkeley.edu/pdf/2017/What-…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell To that end, @wuzhappn1 put together an incredible rollup of articles addressing the other industries affected. Some might be helped. But others will be decimated by #AB5: rolls.bublup.com/Anderson/AB5ar…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell @wuzhappn1 I'm speaking PURELY for journalism & digital media and not other industries (again, I'm not as shortsighted as our lawmakers), but in terms of our industry, CA #AB5 is anti-freelancer & IC, anti-independent business owner, anti-women, anti-POC, anti-disabled, anti-queer & LGBTQ.
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell @wuzhappn1 Deepest apologies for all the writers getting tagged in this #AB5 thread as @Twitter will only let you untag people from a reply, not in a thread of your own making.🙏🏻 My intention was to give every writer credit but, alas, didn't realize I couldn't untag you. Mute as needed. 🤦🏻♀️
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell @wuzhappn1 @Twitter Might as well add this to the "#AB5 is an absolute disaster bill" thread I have going:
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell @wuzhappn1 @Twitter .@beccaaftersix was just let go by SB Nation and writes about how she doesn't blame the company but how both terribly restrictive AND somehow vague CA's #AB5 is: mavsmoneyball.com/2019/12/16/210…
@katiekilkenny7 @OceanMalandra @washingtonpost @rmbodenheimer @LarryBuhl @HeidiLynneCo @maxwillens @cristcarolyn @JenAshleyWright @aboynamedart @TonyBiasotti @kari_paul @ElainePofeldt @ericadanlle @bonniekristian @ErnieSmithAN @Journeys_Film @BillMurphyJr @li88yinc @JuneDBell @wuzhappn1 @Twitter @beccaaftersix I can't wait for the day I no longer have to think about this dumb fucking bill or the people who made it.
