Fight for Freelancers USA
@Freelancers_USA
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#FightForFreelancers USA is a nonpartisan group of freelancers who oppose the use of freelance-busting legislative & regulatory efforts in federal & state laws.
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Today, the co-founders of Fight For Freelancers USA filed a complaint in federal court against the
@USDOL
,
@ActSecJulieSu
, and Wage and Hour Division administrator Jessica Looman over the new independent contractor rule.
#FightForFreelancers
#WhatTheHellDOL
1/12
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Why
#PROAct
's ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by
@margaritareyes
I was raised by a single mother who worked at McDonald’s, but my 5 siblings & I never went hungry. Her example reminds me that I, too, can persevere even ... 1/9
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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A note of thanks to
@kyrstensinema
@SenatorSinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@MarkWarner
@SenAngusKing
@Sen_JoeManchin
. We know you’re under a lot of pressure to co-sponsor
#PROAct
, & we are grateful you have not. We ask you to hold this position until the ABC test is removed.
#NoABCforUSA
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Choice of self-employment has been legal since the nation was founded. No one should take away that right. Exactly why today we, along w/a coalition of 250K, filed an amicus brief w/
@NLRB
urging it to respect our right.
#ReadTheBrief
#FightForFreelancers
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Today,
@POTUS
said restaurants are crucial to economic recovery & need a seat at the table. This also applies to the 56 MILLION American
#freelancers
who continue to be ignored in
#PROAct
talks. Ask US why the ABC test would be harmful, NOT special interests groups.
#NoABCforUSA
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Until you stop
#FreelanceBusting
regulations like the
@USDOL
IC rule that would harm the livelihoods of 72 MILLION Americans , you can’t claim to invest in an “inclusive economy” for ALL workers.
You’re supposed to represent us all,
@ActSecJulieSu
.
#FightForFreelancers
The Biden-Harris administration is investing in an inclusive economy that creates good jobs across the country.
At
@USDOL
, we’re focused on making sure those good jobs are equitable and accessible to ALL workers ⬇️
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Any federal test used to determine IC status must respect & protect the 70%-85% of independent contractors who want to continue being independent contractors.
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@SenAngusKing
@Sen_JoeManchin
@SenatorWarner
#fightforfreelancers
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Day laborers, waitresses (not even) or temp agency workers,
@SecMartyWalsh
? Try lawyers, financial advisors, IT consultants, writers, graphic designers, travel nurses, translators, court reporters, real estate agents, insurance agents, & hundreds more skilled professionals.
Dear
@MartyJWalsh
:
If you really believe what you said in this article about who independent contractors are, resign.
You don’t have the first clue who we are. You won’t listen to us and learn. And your ignorance is going to destroy our lives.
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The money I earn makes a big difference. Ever since
#AB5
with the
#ABCTest
passed in
#California
, many ESL companies stopped hiring teachers there. I’m worried that extending ABC-style legislation to federal law could eventually lead to that happening nationally. 3/4
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You can’t “modernize the federal laws related to workers’ rights” using a 1930s classification test. That is regressive, not progressive, particularly for today’s modern workforce that no one could have imagined in the 1930s. Do better,
@EdLaborCmte
@BobbyScott
.
#noABCforUSA
@thekimkavin
@SpeakerPelosi
That’s even worse than the non-response I received from my rep,
@DebHaalandNM
, who is cosponsoring the
#PROAct
. She certainly doesn’t represent me.
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@SecMartyWalsh
59 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/independent contractors are here because choosing to work on our own terms made the American dream possible for them & their families.
#FightForFreelancers
#WhatTheHellDOL
#NoABCforUSA
@TheDemocrats
@POTUS
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As you enjoy any day off you want any time you want, take a second to think about how it was brought to you by becoming your own boss as a
#freelancer
/IC.
#FightForFreelancers
As you’re enjoying your Saturday off, take a second to think about how it was brought to you by the labor movement.
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Step 1: Remove & forever discard the 1930s ABC test, which is no match for a 21st-century workforce.
Step 2: Invite
#freelancers
& independent contractors to the table, & give us a voice in legislation ‘ rules that govern our livelihoods.
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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Freelancers: You have the right…
• To negotiate your own rates (which are typically higher than W2)
• To enjoy your safe & healthy home office
• To be treated equally
• To network with colleagues
• To continue enjoying fair treatment as a veteran, service member, POC, etc.
Workers: You have the right…
• To be paid properly
• To a safe and healthy workplace
• To be treated equally
• To join with coworkers
• To fair treatment as a veteran or service member
Learn more:
#LaborRightsWeek
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It is immoral that Americans have to fight off their own government to keep earning a living. Lawmakers of conscience need to get on our side. Remove the ABC Test from the
#PROAct
.
#fightforfreelancers
@kyrstensinema
@captmarkkelly
@senangusking
@Sen_JoeManchin
@MarkWarner
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@SecMartyWalsh
59 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs work on their own terms, generating $1.3 TRILLION for the economy.
That’s pretty damn strong, yet you
@potus
@USDOL
@TheDemocrats
are trying to MISclassify us as employees using the ABC test.
#WhatTheHellDOL
?
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13
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Even though 70-85% of
#freelancers
/ICs CHOOSE to work on their own terms,
@TheDemocrats
have continued to push
#PROAct
w/the ABC test that would MISclassify 59 MILLION ICs.
Friendly reminder: You work for the American people, not the unions, & it's time you start acting like it.
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We've been trying to get
@TheDemocrats
to listen for 2 years. As 59 million American
#smallbiz
owners who work as
#freelancers
& ICs, we deserve to be heard on why
#PROAct
's ABC test will destroy our livelihoods.
@HouseSmallBiz
@PattyMurray
@SherrodBrown
@SenSchumer
won't listen.
This would be a great day for Democrats to do less speaking and more listening.
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#Freelancers
know & accept the risks of independent contact work because the rewards far outweigh those risks.
#PROAct
’s ABC test seeks to take away freelancers’ choice to control their small businesses as they see fit.
@SenatorSinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@MarkWarner
#NoABCforUSA
If you’re a freelancer or independent contractor, the
#PROAct
comes down to risk management. We have decent control over the risks in our business. Work hard, price right, diversify your clients/industries/skills and you’ll stay busy. 1/11
#NoPROAct
#FightForFreelancers
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Today, we joined forces with
@cafwu
and Freelancers Against
#AB5
to launch a new social media campaign:
#WhatTheHellDOL
Here's our press release, which you can feel free to share:
#FightForFreelancers
/1
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READ THIS,
@SecMartyWalsh
. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS. MA's use of the ABC test is causing great harm to
#freelancers
/independent contractors. As proven in CA and now MA, the ABC test provides much more harm than good, & should be tossed out forever—both at the USDOL & in
#PROAct
.
This makes me so angry. It keeps me up at night. I’ve already lost work in Mass. because of their ABC test. Listen to
@ASJAhq
- they do really speak for us.
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Thank you
@SenatorSinema
@CaptMarkKelly
&
@Sen_JoeManchin
for saying “no” to David Weil. He has made it clear he wants to tear down the way 59 MILLION American self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs CHOOSE to work. We’re grateful you heeded our pleas to stop him.
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There has been a deeply misguided push in the last few years to misclassify legitimate independent contractors as employees. We clearly state why this is wrong in the amicus brief filed by us & 250K ICs today w/
@NLRB
.
#ReadTheBrief
#FightForFreelancers
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3 years into fighting anti-IC laws,
#freelancers
ARE exhausted & frustrated. We definitely need more certainty about the future & the path we CHOSE as self-employed
#smallbiz
owners.
Yet
@PattyMurray
@HELPCmteDems
@POTUS
@VP
continue to push to destroy us. Why?
#NoABCforUSA
But nearly two years into this pandemic, people are exhausted & frustrated. They need more certainty about the future & the path to get us back to everyday life.
We have the tools to do that, and Chair
@PattyMurray
is going to keep pushing the Biden Admin to get us there.
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We're asking you,
@timkaine
, to vote NO on
@ActSecJulieSu
's nomination. She continues to ignore the wishes of 72 MILLION Americans who are
#freelancers
/ICs by pushing the
@USDOL
IC rule that will bring great harm.
She's supposed to represent us all.
#FightForFreelancers
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10
24
When
@thekimkavin
politely & respectfully asks (again) for
@TheDemocrats
to have a conversation about how
#freelancebusting
policies will hurt us---and we get ignored (again). No questions were asked of us by Dems of the non-partisan
#fightforfreelancers
.
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11
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.
@Sen_JoeManchin
@SenMarkKelly
@SenatorTester
@lisamurkowski
We behoove you to NOT confirm Julie Su as labor secretary. She has a disastrous record of putting
#freelancers
/ICs out of business in CA as outlined here:
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#freelancers
& independent contractors jumped 71%, from 4.5 million skilled independents in 2011 to 7.7 million in 2020 (per
@MBOpartners
), also imperative for a full/inclusive recovery. Don't destroy us,
@USDOL
@SecMartyWalsh
@PattyMurray
, by pushing ABC in
#PROAct
or elsewhere.
📈 Over the past 3 months, we've added an average of 750,000 jobs to the economy. That’s tremendous growth, and puts us squarely on the path to a full and inclusive recovery.
#JobsReport
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Reclassifying independent contractors as employees is threatening the livelihoods & freedom of hardworking Americans-especially TRUCKERS. We have filed a lawsuit w/
@LJCenter
on behalf of Frisard’s Transportation to stop the Biden Administration's attack.
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It’s
#GroundhogDay2024
and
#fightforfreelancers
is once again playing Whac-a-Mole with
#freelancebusting
policies that could affect the 72 million independent contractors nationwide. Here’s how we got here: 1/6
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9
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1/6 As you may know,
@asjahq
with
@NPPA
sued the State of California over AB5. They are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case, and they need amicus briefs filed to support their request.
See where this is headed?
#readthebrief
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1/12 Today,
@Freelancers_USA
filed a 20-page public comment strongly opposing the
@USDOL
plan to change its rule defining independent contractors.
Some highlights:
#WhatTheHellDOL
#FightForFreelancers
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This November, we need to elect a majority of people in the US Congress who agree the government should not tell a woman what to do with her
#smallbiz
.
Congress must not pass
#PROAct
w/its
#FreelanceBusting
ABC test that harms 72 MILLION Americans who choose
#freelance
/IC work.
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12
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“We should all remember the National Labor Relations Act didn’t just say that we shouldn’t hamstring unions or merely tolerate them. It said that we should encourage unions."
@POTUS
But
#PROAct
FORCES union membership whether you want it or not. WE DON'T.
#FightForFreelancers
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7
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The complaint challenges
@USDOL
’s independent contractor final rule set to take effect 3/11. It asks the court to find the rulemaking invalid.
#FightForFreelancers
#WhatTheHellDOL
2/12
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10
23
@USDOL
@thekimkavin
: "The only thing the
@USDOL
clarifies with this rule is a continued pattern of
#FreelanceBusting
against tens of millions of Americans whose clear preference is to remain self-employed.”
#WhatTheHellDOL
3/12
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10
23
The ABC Test doesn’t force companies to create jobs. Instead it prevents them from working w/legitimate ICs unless they can pass the ABC Test. Many can’t.
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@SenAngusKing
@Sen_JoeManchin
@MarkWarner
#fightforfreelancers
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14
22
2.5 million women left the workforce last year. Independent contractors can control our schedules & be caregivers.
#PROAct
ABC Test threatens our livelihoods like it did in CA
#AB5
.
#fightforfreelancers
@kyrstensinema
@captmarkkelly
@senangusking
@Sen_JoeManchin
@SenatorWarner
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When you freelance, everyone is your CLIENT.
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@SenSchumer
While sacrificing the livelihoods of 60 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs—1/3 of the workforce—by MISclassifying us as employees via
#PROAct
’s ABC test.
Something you said you'd fix.
You’re supposed to represent us all instead of
#FreelanceBusting
.
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Here
@KatieJWells
confirms that
#FreelanceBusting
lawmakers DO NOT CARE that
#freelancers
/ICs want to retain our
#smallbiz
.
You’re supposed to represent us all,
@TheDemocrats
@POTUS
@VP
@HSBCDems
@EdWorkforceDems
.
#FightForFreelancers
"Do you support reclassifying independent contractors as employees against their will," asks
@RepKiley
.
"... Absolutely," said the Dem witness.
@EdWorkforceCmte
takes the opposite stance: independent contractors deserve to keep their freedom & flexibility!
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Why
#PROAct
's ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by Nahalia Carmack
I’m an online ESL teacher. I
#freelance
because we’re a
#homeschooling
family. It allows me to stay home with my children. I work early mornings and weekend nights. 1/5
#FightForFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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10
20
Let’s be clear for
@potus
& our
@TheDemocrats
friends: You can’t say you’re working for
#smallbiz
owners & vote for
#PROAct
w/the 1930s ABC test that will misclassify LEGIT
#freelancers
/ICs as employees. It’s not consistent. You will take away our power to work on our own terms.
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Thank you for NOT co-sponsoring the
#PROAct
. Please protect our careers by standing firm.
#FightForFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
2/26
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@USDOL
@thekimkavin
@thekimkavin
: “This rule is so vague that it will give the
@USDOL
carte blanche to misclassify almost any independent contractor it chooses to target, destroying hard-working, entrepreneurial people’s incomes and careers all across the country.”
#WhatTheHellDOL
4/12
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8
22
Difficult. Hard. Challenging.
That's how 60 MILLION
#freelancers
/independent contractors describe their experience fighting
#FreelanceBusting
legislation from
@PattyMurray
@TheDemocrats
.
Lawmakers should do better–that's why they should remove the ABC test from
#PROAct
.
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8
22
We need to protect the right to choose self-employment, especially for women who have been particularly hit hard by the pandemic economy. We + 250K ICs filed an amicus brief w/
@NLRB
today to fight for this protection.
#ReadTheBrief
#FightForFreelancers
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If you think
#PROAct
will not destroy your career, think again. Just as in CA, it will devastate millions of careers nationwide, including those listed below. Simply put, if you file your taxes with 1099s instead of W2s, your career is threatened.
#IRSnotABC
#FightforFreelaners
@KonstantineinCA
@geekgirldiva
@quietlifedesign
@LorenaSGonzalez
@Fight4Freelance
Other groups being devastated: Photographers, videographers, translators, interpreters, transcribers, musicians, tutors, cartoonists, illustrators, healthcare workers, rabbis, truckers, manicurists, event planners, newspaper deliverers, therapists of all kinds... We could go on.
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Lawmakers must reject
#PROAct
’s ABC Test to protect millions of Americans who earn a living as independent contractors.
@SenatorSinema
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@Sen_JoeManchin
@MarkWarner
@SenateHELP
@SenateSmallBiz
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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@SecMartyWalsh
START by inviting some of the 59 MILLION American
#smallbiz
owners working as
#freelancers
& independent contractors to the table to discuss why the 1930s ABC test in
#PROAct
is SO DESTRUCTIVE & doesn't match today's 21st-century workforce. WE DESERVE TO BE HEARD.
#NoABCforUSA
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7
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We need you,
@tammybaldwin
to vote NO on
@ActSecJulieSu
's nomination. She continues to push the new
@USDOL
IC rule despite the harm it will bring to 72 MILLION Americans who choose to work as
#freelancers
/ICs.
She's supposed to represent us all.
#FightForFreelancers
0
9
21
Lawmakers should base IC legislation on the IRS test, not the ABC test. Using the IRS Common Law test lets the gov’t. address the problem of worker misclassification w/out destroying the livelihoods of ICs who have specialized skills.
#PROAct
#fightforfreelancers
#IRSnotABC
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10
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We are calling out
@potus
@VP
@TheDemocrats
for being hypocrites for saying they support
#smallbiz
but continuing to attack self-employed small-biz owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs by trying to MISclassify them as employees through
#PROAct
’s ABC test/
@USDOL
’s proposed IC rule.
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17
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Again, the
@USDOL
continues to provide proof that the existing IC rule works, so there’s no need to replace it with a rule that will deliberately MISclassify millions of legit
#freelancers
/ICs as employees.
#WhatTheHellDOL
#FreelanceBusting
#FightForFreelancers
A national auto parts distributor and an Arizona logistics firm that misclassified 1,398 drivers as independent contractors will pay them a total of $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages.
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This is what’s coming nationwide if
#PROAct
passes with
#AB5
’s harmful ABC test. We need
@staceyabrams
@joebiden
@TheDemocrats
@SenateDems
@HouseDemocrats
@SenWarren
@SenSanders
@PattyMurray
to protect ALL workers by demanding
#IRSnotABC
. Show you value Americans over union $$.
@LorenaSGonzalez
@cristela9
This is what she has done to thousands of women in CA. We are moms, caregivers, seniors, people with disabilities & chronic conditions. Who got exemptions? Ppl in careers that are mostly white make dominated. Why? Ask her why. Don’t let her use the Latina label to fool you.
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ICYMI: Choice of self-employment has been legal since the nation was founded. No one should take away that right. Exactly why we, along w/a coalition of 250K, filed an amicus brief w/
@NLRB
urging it to respect our right
#ReadTheBrief
#FightForFreelancers
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@ActSecJulieSu
2024 workforce:
In:
- Freedom to work on your own terms
- Ability to raise rates at any time
- Ability to fire bad clients
Out:
-Trying to MISclassify 72 MILLION
#freelancers
/ICs as employees instead of
#smallbiz
owners
- Pushing ABC test-based regs/laws
-
#FreelanceBusting
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10
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Why
#PROAct
's ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by Lauren Becker Downey (
@laurenBDowney
)
An art educator/owner at Bravo School of Art, I have been producing & teaching hands-on art classes—primarily for adults—for nearly 30 years. 1/4
#FightForFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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11
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“Many women, incl. working mothers, choose IC work. If Washington lawmakers outlaw most IC work, women will have no way to earn money for their families.”
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@SenAngusKing
@Sen_JoeManchin
@SenatorWarner
#FightForFreelancers
0
17
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.
@SenSanders
@PattyMurray
You need to vote NO on
@ActSecJulieSu
's nomination. She continually ignores the wishes of 72 MILLION Americans who choose to work as
#freelancers
/ICs as evidenced by the new
@USDOL
IC rule.
She's supposed to represent us all.
#FightForFreelancers
1
8
20
If I text you ‘🧨’ it means
@TheDemocrats
are trying to destroy 59 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs by MISclassifying them as employees of their clients using ABC test-based laws/regulations.
#FightForFreelancers
@EdLaborCmte
@HELPCmteDems
If I text you ‘✏️’ it means Republicans are trying to rewrite history textbooks.
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Why
#PROAct
's ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by Esther
I’ve been a
#freelance
#translator
for 7 yrs. As a single parent & dual citizen w/no family here to help, flexibility is a must. I work when I want & make more $ than I did as a W2. 1/4
#FightforFreelancers
1
9
20
More proof from
@USDOL
that the new IC rule was unnecessary. At all.
#FreelanceBusting
#FightForFreelancers
#WhatTheHellDOL
A new report shares highlights from the Office of the Solicitor’s 2023 enforcement work, including efforts to combat retaliation and worker misclassification.
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@NydiaVelazquez
@GOPLeader
Were
@TheDemocrats
born yesterday? Or did they forget this country was founded by independent contractors who started as self-employed
#smallbiz
owners?
Yet they push
#PROAct
w/the ABC test to MISclassify legit ICs/
#freelancers
as employees of their clients, killing their biz.
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6
19
You want to celebrate
#SmallBiz
,
@USDOL
@SecMartyWalsh
? Start by NOT destroying self-employed small-biz owners working as
#freelancers
/independent contractors by pushing ABC in
#PROAct
& elsewhere.
#FIghtforFreelancers
#SmallBusinessWeek
#NoABCforUSA
#IRSnotABC
@SmallBizCmteGOP
It’s National
#SmallBusinessWeek
!
#SmallBiz
owners can learn about their federal labor law responsibilities at
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.
@POTUS
@WhiteHouse
should know workers ALREADY have the right to form a union.
#PROAct
won't change that, but it will MISclassify 60 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs as employees of their clients.
That should NEVER happen.
#FIghtForFreelancers
President Biden is calling on Congress to pass the PRO Act – because workers have a right to form a union.
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4K
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.
@SenBobCasey
Please vote no on
@ActSecJulieSu
's nomination. She continues to ignore the 72 MILLION Americans who choose to work as
#freelancers
/ICs, instead pushing the new
@USDOL
IC rule that will greatly harm us.
She's supposed to represent us all.
#FightForFreelancers
1
7
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Why
#PROAct
's ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by Bradley Madsen (
@BMadsenLowBrass
)
#Musicians
are the original gig workers. I’m a F/T musician — working for 40 or more contractors in a given year, plus hiring just as many workers for bands. 1/3
#FightforFreelancers
1
8
17
President BIden has campaigned to make the destructive ABC in
#PROAct
the foundation of all labor, employment & tax law.
Under
@TheDemocrats
plan, 60 MILLION Americans will risk being MISclassified as employees instead of the
#smallbiz
owners they are.
#FightForFreelancers
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Implementing CA's ABC Test didn’t create jobs, build unions, as proponents claimed; it wiped out independent contractor work, led to lawsuits against CA, created hostility toward lawmakers
@kyrstensinema
@captmarkkelly
@senangusking
@Sen_JoeManchin
@MarkWarner
7/26
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Same for supporters of the
#PROAct
. Why aren’t you listening to us,
@JoeBiden
@SenWarren
@ewarren
@staceyabrams
@SenKamalaHarris
@SpeakerPelosi
@pattymurray
@SenSanders
@ChrisMurphyCT
? Why are union $$$ more important than the American people?
#IRSnotABC
#FightForFreelancers
Supporters of
#AB5
pretend to care about women. They don't care that most freelancers are women (71.1%) and this suffocating legislation is killing our right to work, and hitting us at a time when flexibility and working from home are more important than ever.
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BREAKING NEWS: We have filed an amicus brief supporting the
@ASJAhq
and
@NPPA
petition to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in their First Amendment case against
#AB5
. The brief represents more than 275,000
#freelancers
/ICS. 1/2
#ReadTheBrief
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Thank you,
@KevinKileyCA
, for fighting for our right to work on our own terms as self-employed
#smallbiz
owners!
#FightForFreelancers
#FreelanceBusting
#WhatTheHellDOL
The Biden Administration is set to finalize its "Independent Contractor" rule. The rule is modeled on Newsom and Julie Su's infamous AB 5 law. This is the most troubling example yet of California's disastrous policies going national. The livelihoods of millions of Americans are
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ALL OF THIS!
Freelancers ARE THE BOSS!
Freelancers NEGOTIATE THEIR OWN CONTRACTS!
Freelancers CHOOSE WHAT PROJECTS THEY ACCEPT!
Freelancers CAN WALK AWAY FROM A CLIENT AT ANY TIME!
#FightForFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
@SenatorSinema
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@Sen_JoeManchin
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Why
#PROAct
’s ABC test threatens my livelihood: A thread by Paula Koranda
I’m a
#freelance
#ESL
#teacher
for kids in
#China
. I freelance b/c I need a way to earn $ that works w/ my family responsibilities. 1/4
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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@USDOL
@thekimkavin
@JenSinger
@jensinger
: “Some of us who have a few dozen clients would have to become employees of all these companies — likely lower-paid, part-time employees with no benefits — if we’re hired at all. This
#FreelanceBusting
is not practical or useful.”
#FightForFreelancers
6/12
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@ActSecJulieSu
@USDOL
Hey
@USDOL
, can you share any resources you have for people choosing to work on their own terms as
#freelancers
/ICs?
You’re supposed to represent us all.
#FightForFreelancers
#FreelanceBusting
#WhatTheHellDOL
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Even during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, some 60% of freelancers said no amount of money would convince them to take a traditional job.
#fightforfreelancers
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@USDOL
@thekimkavin
@JenSinger
@KaplanInk
@karonwarren
@PacificLegal
Our full press release:
#WhatTheHellDOL
#FightForFreelancers
12/12
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By endorsing
#AB5
& the
#PROAct
,
@JoeBiden
, you are condoning the destruction of millions of IC careers, incl. many women, POC, seniors, the disabled & more. That is NOT something to be proud of, wouldn’t you agree? Change those bills’ ABC test to the IRS test now.
#IRSnotABC
I support
#AB5
in California, which will give workers the dignity they deserve in the workplace. I agree with
@transportworker
that we can't let corporations undermine basic rights by adding these exemptions to ground-breaking legislation.
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Thank you,
@SenatorTimScott
, for hearing those of us directly impacted by the ABC test in
#PROAct
. We need ALL lawmakers to listen to us & how this will impact our livelihoods, NOT special interest groups who have no idea how ICs/freelancers work day to day.
#FightforFreelaners
Democrats need to listen to the folks who are directly impacted by this bill. Freelancers say the PRO Act would “move the entire gig economy backward.”
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Outraged
@HouseDemocrats
@HouseSmallBiz
are touting their support for
#smallbiz
when the reality is they voted to destroy the livelihoods of 59 MILLION American self-employed small-biz owners working as
#freelancers
& ICs by passing
#PROAct
w/the destructive ABC test.
#IRSnotABC
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Many indep. contractors are high-earning skilled
#SmallBiz
owners who could be misclassified as employees under
#PROAct
's ABC test.
@SenatorSinema
@kyrstensinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@Sen_JoeManchin
@MarkWarner
@SenateHELP
@SenateSmallBiz
#FightforFreelancers
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The right to work as self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who
#freelance
MUST be guaranteed for all who CHOOSE this path to success.
What's standing in the way are
@TheDemocrats
@PattyMurray
@POTUS
@VP
@NydiaVelazquez
@HELPCmteDems
VOTERS are watching. Will you protect entrepreneurs?
The right to vote needs to be ensured guaranteed for all.
What’s standing in the way are two Democratic Senators.
History is watching Senators, will you act?
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Even union guys can get behind the idea that it's wrong to force the self-employed to become employees.
#fightforfreelancers
Approximately 100 members of the
@ILWU_10
refused to cross the protest line Tuesday as owner-operators blocked the gates of the SSA terminal. Here's the latest from Oakland by
@cage_writer
:
#AB5
#trucking
@FreightWaves
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That’s completely false.
@RepAndyKimNJ
voted to pass
#PROAct
, which will greatly harm MILLIONS of
#SmallBiz
owners who are self-employed
#freelancers
. Remove/replace the bill’s ABC test, & then you can claim to advocate for small businesses.
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
As a member of
@HouseSmallBiz
, Congressman Kim is a proud advocate for small businesses. From cutting bureaucratic red tape to increasing relief funds, he will always advocate for the small business community.
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Note that NOT ONCE did the
@USDOL
invite any of the 59 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs to participate in these meetings.
NOT ONCE.
#WhatTheHellDOL
#FightForFreelancers
To see who the
@USDOL
was willing to have actual meetings with before publishing its new independent contractor rule, go to this website and click on the various meeting dates.
#WhatTheHellDOL
#FightForFreelancers
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@USDOL
@thekimkavin
@jensinger
: “This factor can be used to paint a bull’s-eye on freelance writing and many other legal independent contractor arrangements.”
#FightForFreelancers
#WhatTheHellDOL
5/12
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You know why so many people CHOSE to become self-employed
#smallbiz
owners working as
#freelancers
/ICs? So they weren't forced to choose between a paycheck & caregiving. Yet you want to decimate their livelihoods w/
#PROAct
's ABC test. WHY?
#FightForFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
Too many families are forced to choose between a paycheck and caregiving. It has to change.
As we mark the anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, I am committed to continuing the fight for national paid family and medical leave.
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Same applies to the
#PROAct
,
#AB5
’s federal counterpart with the same destructive outdated ABC worker classification test.
#IRSnotABC
#FightforFreelancers
@davincidiva
Many lives destroyed by
#AB5
, a declaration of war on small business and vulnerable workers, people for whom a huge corporation would be a poor employer.
We aren't all made to work for huge corporations or unions.
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@cafwu
We invite independent contractors of all kinds to join us in the
#WhatTheHellDOL
campaign, which is a response to the
@USDOL
announcement that it intends to rewrite the rules of who can legally qualify as self-employed.
#FightForFreelancers
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If you sign
#PROAct
, 56 MILLION Americans will lose their jobs on your watch,
@joebiden
. Choose
#IRSnotABC
in the bill if you truly want to be “the strongest labor president workers have ever had.” Don’t steal our careers to bolster unions.
#FightForFreelancers
For years, President Trump and Republicans have waged a war on America's labor unions.
It will end on my watch.
I'll sign the PRO Act — making it easier for workers to organize and collectively bargain — and be the strongest labor president workers have ever had.
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No,
@RepBeatty
,
@TheDemocrats
@HouseDemocrats
@SenateDems
are NOT committed to keeping American's
#SmallBiz
open! With the destructive 1930s ABC test in
#PROAct
, other legislation/rules, you are determined to DESTROY the self-employed who work as
#freelancers
& ICs.
#NoABCforUSA
It’s
#NationalSmallBusinessWeek
, and
@HouseDemocrats
are committed to keeping America’s small businesses open as we get through the pandemic!
#CBus
restaurants alone received $130 million from the
#AmericanRescuePlan
to help us all
#BuildBackBetter
.
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You want to support caregivers,
@USDOL
? Stop trying to ram the ABC classification test through in
#PROAct
or other means that would strip caregivers who work as
#freelancers
/ICs who work on their own terms so they can care for loved ones.
#FightforFreelancers
#NoABCforUSA
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Sadly, these stories will spread nationwide if the
#PROAct
is passed w/the same destructive ABC test copied from
#AB5
. We must demand
#IRSnotABC
if we are to keep working on our own terms.
#FightforFreelancers
Your heart sinks to read articles like this from
@Forbes
and remember that these opportunities are now CLOSED to people in California due to
#AB5
.
@LorenaAD80
must really hate boomers and seniors.
#RepealAB5
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The same will happen if
#PROAct
passes w/ABC test in it. REMOVE/REPLACE ABC BEFORE passing,
@SenateHELP
@GOPHELP
@HELPCmteDems
@SenatorSinema
@CaptMarkKelly
@MarkWarner
@lisamurkowski
@SmallBizCmteGOP
@SenateSmallBiz
@Sen_JoeManchin
.
#NoABCforUSA
#FightforFreelancers
Seen today, August 9, 2021 >>>
#California
#freelancers
still blacklisted & reeling from
#AB5
#ABCTest
#freelance
#NoPROAct
#RepealAB5
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@SecMartyWalsh
@USDOL
For 60 MILLION
#freelancers
/ICs, working on their own terms is the BEST choice for earning a livelihood. It’s also crucial for the economy given this 1/3 of the workforce generates $1.3 TRILLION.
So why is
@USDOL
attacking us w/its proposed IC rule, trying to MISclassify us?
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@USDOL
@thekimkavin
@JenSinger
@KaplanInk
@karonwarren
: “The most recent research says there are more than 70 million independent contractors who comprise a significant portion of the U.S. workforce. Study after study shows that 70% to 85% of us wish to remain self-employed."
#FightForFreelancers
9/12
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Reminder: 220
@HouseDemocrats
voted to pass
#PROAct
with the destructive ABC test that would MISclassify 60 MILLION self-employed
#smallbiz
owners who are
#freelancers
/ICs as employees of their clients, stripping away their livelihoods and rights to the American dream.
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