Vox/SB Nation Shake-up

luckiestman

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#AB5 is what you can look for on twitter. This affects many gig economy workers in Cali and they are not happy.
 

Heinie Wagner

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Ooopsss - Vox loved AB5 when it passed

From 9/11 of this year:

"Gig workers’ win in California is a victory for workers everywhere"

"AB 5’s passage — which Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign — could easily be seen as just another progressive victory in California. But it is more than that. It is a historic moment for the US labor movement too.

By making it hard for employers to misclassify employees as independent contractors, potentially millions of California workers who’ve been kept off payrolls will get basic labor rights for the first time, like overtime pay and unemployment benefits. This includes janitors, construction workers, security guards, and hotel housekeepers — and yes, this group also includes Uber and Lyft drivers."

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/11/20851034/california-ab-5-workers-labor-unions