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Tag: AB 5

Prop. 30 Splits California’s Ruling Elite

September 25, 2022   2:30 amSeptember 26, 2022   6:21 am
Even by national standards, state ballot initiative campaigns in California are big time politics. You can run a campaign for U.S. Senator in most states in America for less than it costs to qualify and successfully campaign to pass a...
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An Unhappy Labor Day for California Workers

September 1, 2022   2:45 amSeptember 1, 2022   6:28 am
Labor Day pays tribute to America’s workers, but here in California, job-killing legislation and regulations continue to harm independent professionals, small-business owners and essential workers across the state. Currently awaiting passage in the California State Senate, the bill known as...
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Union Sponsored AB 5 Hits Independent Truckers

August 10, 2022   2:30 amAugust 9, 2022   4:31 pm
For four days last month, independent truckers blockaded the Port of Oakland, preventing goods from entering or leaving. Threats of arrest, along with the possibility of personal liability stemming from a lawsuit filed against the protesters by the Port of Oakland were sufficient...
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Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Sworn In As Head of California Labor Federation

July 28, 2022   2:30 amJuly 28, 2022   6:18 am
Former Democrat Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, best known for authoring the controversial AB 5 independent contractor reclassification law, was sworn in as the next Executive Secretary Treasurer of the California Labor Federation (CLF) on Wednesday, making her the leader of the...
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Hundreds of Independent Truckers Protest AB 5 at California’s Busiest Ports

July 15, 2022   11:38 amJuly 15, 2022   1:49 pm
Reports from Northern and Southern California this week found hundreds of justifiably angry independent truckers protesting the state’s independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5,  at the state’s busiest ports. “A group of truckers protesting a state law limiting the use of...
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When Will Government Unions Stand Up For All California Workers?

July 15, 2022   6:17 amJuly 17, 2022   8:06 am
Public sector unions have corrupted the ability of California’s governing institutions to serve the interests of the people. The consequences include a failing public education system, catastrophically flawed environmental policies, and an unrelenting attack on the ability of small businesses...
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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear CA Trucking’s AB 5 Case

July 6, 2022   7:41 amJuly 6, 2022   10:42 am
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the California Trucking Association’s petition in the case regarding California’s Assembly Bill 5 independent contractor law. The decision could force California’s 70,000 independent truck owner-operators to stop driving in the state, which...
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