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As Daniel Greenfield notes, the war on working for yourself, is in the crosshairs of the left
Last Wednesday, hundreds of truckers protested at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port, some trucks slowed down traffic on the 110 while others took part by refusing to take on loads.
Their message was timed not just for Los Angeles County voters who backed the leftists threatening to put them out of work, but for retired general Stephen Lyons.
The truckers had a simple message for Lyons and his boss, they shouted it and waved it on signs, “No to AB5.” But Lyons had little to offer the independent truckers fighting mandatory unionization by California Democrats and their union allies except, “We need to retain drivers because they’re critical to our economy.”
With 70,000 California owner-operator truckers trying to figure out if they can even work, that’s not likely.
The economic apocalypse arrived some years ago with AB5. Widely hated by freelancers, but championed by unions and their corrupt political allies who run California, the measure effectively made it impossible for many freelancers to continue working in the state.
The bill targeted free lancers. Like people who drive for Lyft, or Uber. And really, anyone who does “bit work”. Anyone who wants to work when they choose, in whatever industry offers such work. Before physical issues arose, I worked for several outfits that did private events. I would get a text that an event was upcoming, and if I was available, I could offer to work. It was easy, I loved bartending, and the pay was really good. Sixteen bucks an hour for my time spent working, plus tips? It was fun, flexible, and it suited my need for a couple of years. Why would anyone want to take that option rom people? POWER!
California Democrats are determined to turn independent owner-operators into employees and union members churning out cash and votes for their political party.
But independent truckers aren’t giving up.
“They just don’t want us little guys to make it,” John Wiggins, an owner-operator told The Trucker. “That is why I am out here protesting. It’s a damn shame.”
Go read it all. The unions have devolved over time, they are far more about CASH, POWER and POLITICS than about protecting workers. If they ever got their way, we would all be UNION WORKERS, no matter what we wanted.
