California's #AB5 is one of the worst job killers in the state's history - and that is saying something
While cheered by union leaders, gig economy workers pay the price
So job one for CA's legislature should be to repeal it & restore the freedom to work
sacbee.com/opinion/califo…
While cheered by union leaders, gig economy workers pay the price
So job one for CA's legislature should be to repeal it & restore the freedom to work
sacbee.com/opinion/califo…
2. How far does California's #AB5 go to deny workers the freedom to innovate and earn a living in the modern economy?
The State now decides how many stories a freelance journalist can write.
That provision alone has already cost hundreds of Californian's their jobs.
The State now decides how many stories a freelance journalist can write.
That provision alone has already cost hundreds of Californian's their jobs.
3. #AB5 also fails Econ 101.
For instance, it limits freelancers to writing 35 stories a year for any one publication.
When that writer submits story 36, do you think their publisher will likely hire them as an employee to get that story?
No, it will be “thank u, next.”
For instance, it limits freelancers to writing 35 stories a year for any one publication.
When that writer submits story 36, do you think their publisher will likely hire them as an employee to get that story?
No, it will be “thank u, next.”
4. AB5 claims that its crackdown on gig workers fights an "erosion of the middle class." But AB5's backers have it wrong again.
Gig economy jobs allow workers to lift their families up into the middle class, including workers for which 9-5 jobs simply don’t work.
Gig economy jobs allow workers to lift their families up into the middle class, including workers for which 9-5 jobs simply don’t work.
5. With backlash mounting over AB’s sweep, one lawmaker claimed: “We did not get to evaluate every category of worker.”
Yet California managed to award exemptions to doctors, lawyers, engineers, investment advisors, architects, and grant writers.
Funny how that works 🤔
Yet California managed to award exemptions to doctors, lawyers, engineers, investment advisors, architects, and grant writers.
Funny how that works 🤔
6. Adding more exemptions to AB5 is not a path forward - that would only leave workers without political power behind.
Repealing AB5 and restoring the freedom to work for all Californians is the only responsible choice.
Repealing AB5 and restoring the freedom to work for all Californians is the only responsible choice.
7. AB5 is the product of a government out of step with the realities of the modern economy.
Workers are showing the flexibility, innovation, & creativity to succeed
But AB5 restrains that entrepreneurial spirit & forces workers out of their jobs. Not how government should work.
Workers are showing the flexibility, innovation, & creativity to succeed
But AB5 restrains that entrepreneurial spirit & forces workers out of their jobs. Not how government should work.
8. Policymakers that want to see paychecks grow and the economy expand should reject these misguided efforts to constrain America’s workforce.
We should all embrace the flexibility and opportunity that the gig economy creates.
We should all embrace the flexibility and opportunity that the gig economy creates.
9. On California’s AB5, @WSJ and @WSJopinion adds: “If you like your job, sorry, you might not be able to keep it”
wsj.com/articles/calif…
wsj.com/articles/calif…
10. Not everyone is learning from California’s mistake.
Tonight, a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to take aspects of #AB5 nationwide.
While union bosses will cheer this move, America’s workers would pay the price.
Tonight, a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to take aspects of #AB5 nationwide.
While union bosses will cheer this move, America’s workers would pay the price.
