Phony CA Dem Pushes Anti-Freedom, Job-killing Law AB5 (Tue. 1/14/20)
I still need to deal with this...
AB5 is an anti-independent contractor law (they call it freelance or gig economy), killing freedom of association, the right to work and contract, all because liberals are attacking Uber for supposedly taking advantage of drivers. Democrats are worse than Uber.
Lorena Gonzalez (sp) wrote the law. And Gavin Newsom (Mr. Sanctuary State governor) with the beta baby signed it into law.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF CLIPS from KUSI (local San Diego news): Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher responds to Californians hurt by AB 5! I guess I’ll play!
(Twitter) She says it’s not jobs that they’ve destroyed. And not all relied on the gig economy for their livelihood.
(KUSI News) Was #AB5 designed to favor labor unions by reclassifying freelancers and independent contractors as employees? The bill's author, @LorenaSGonzalez , says it wasn't, but added, "I think it would be great if all employees were unionized." (This is in clip 13-11i).
BTW: Central Valley journalist Emma Gallegos tweeted: The @nytimes is hiring a contractor to write about California real estate, but because of #AB5 they will not be hiring anyone in California.
NY is taking a cue from CA
Also: Liberal-seeming writer Miles Howard tweeted: The thesis behind #AB5 is already spreading to other states, and all I can say is that if your “solution” to contract worker misclassification is to make contract work financially impossible altogether, you are not a friend of working people.
Miles quote-tweeted a tweet by NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who tweeted: The gig economy is thriving — but corporations aren’t sharing the spoils with workers. We must end the exploitation of “independent contractors” by passing legislation that appropriately classifies workers and reaffirms their rights. #SOTS2020 #MakingProgressHappen
Cuomo shared some dumb proposal under the guise of “making progress happen” by pretending to “Protect gig economy workers,” saying, “This year more than 40% of the workforce will be in jobs related to the gig economy…. Gov Cuomo will propose legislation to make sure these workers are appropriately classified and aren’t denied protections and benefits they deserve.” SMH!
Caller Log, courtesy of Jesse’s producer, Nick
Chris from Arizona visited the border on the weekend where you know what is going up! She noticed articles of clothing strewn about probably left by illegals. She describes her time there. She also brings up some advice JLP gave to a caller about not expecting any rewards. She also talks about people who were killed by Mexican cartels and open borders. Thanks, Obama!
Lorin from Idaho speaks on Ab-5 and how it’s going to affect the entertainment industry big time. DJs, performers, bands, musicians are all pretty much out of luck. Lorin also touches on vaccinations and his thoughts on the topic.
Michael from Minnesota makes the good point that the people for minimum wage are hurting themselves. It was minimum wage that allowed lower skilled balck men to get jobs over their white counterparts. Same goes for women, if a man were paid more she could just offer her labor for a lower wage.
Louie from Idaho asked why James suggested counseling from Jesse — he merely mentioned that it is available, not meaning anything personal by it. Louie says he will schedule counseling. Call BOND office 800-411-BOND (2663).
Eric from Scotland calls in with some info about vaccines and some deeper reading for viewers. Eric is knowledgeable on a few related topics and informs viewers on a few health facts that people can research for themselves.
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