{"id":1982,"date":"2019-11-25T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2019-11-25T13:32:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:32:37","slug":"california-truckers-protesting-assemblywoman-lorena-gonzalezs-ab-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1982","title":{"rendered":"California Truckers Protesting Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s AB 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California Trucking Association recently protested the infamous AB 5, new state legislation which forces businesses to treat all workers, even independent contractors, as employees. They\u2019re fighting for the ability of truckers to profit from their own vehicles while setting their own flexible schedules, both of which are being made increasingly difficult thanks to AB 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, they\u2019re not the only ones upset. Journalists, rideshare drivers, and artists are also feeling the backlash, as their ability to work under their own time constraints is key to their professions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forcing businesses to hire them may offer sick days and overtime pay, but it takes away the number one reason people enter into freelance professions: self-employment. For many, that\u2019s not a tradeoff they\u2019re willing to make.<\/span><\/p>\n

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California Assemblywoman @LorenaSGonzalez<\/a> has launched a direct attack on press freedoms with her bill. <\/p>\n

I\u2019d say she should be ashamed of herself, but knowing her, shame is not a sensation she\u2019s familiar with. https:\/\/t.co\/WbL5g4Ho0W<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/V8Qj9Idbbp<\/a><\/p>\n

— Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) October 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n