I say “right to work,” but it’s really much more than that. The ability of American corporations to innovate, to do what’s best for their shareholders AND their employees, and to earn a reward commensurate with the risk taken is facing the chopping block, along with the ability of Americans in every single state to choose how they want to work (as a contractor, an employee, a small business owner, union member or no) will be gone forever if the Democrats take the Senate.
As with many terrible ideas, California’s experience is the warning. Regular readers know that I, and other RedState contributors living in the state, have been dealing with the ramifications of our anti-contracting law, AB-5, for the past year. We’ve also reported on the national version, the PRO Act, that passed the House in 2020. Obviously that wasn’t taken up in the Senate and won’t be as long as Republicans are in control, though Joe Biden has pledged to sign it if he becomes President and the bill passed.
But that bill isn’t the only or the worst threat to the right to work. In September 2020 Sen. Patti Murray (D-WA) introduced a similar, but even worse, bill, along with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Here are some bullet points from her bill which, make no mistake, will be passed and signed into law should Democrats take control of the Senate and the White House:
Makes ABC test the law nationwide to determine employment status
Forces companies to make “misclassified” contractors employees while maintaining the scheduling flexibility the person had as a contractor
Forces companies to give employees the “right” to “flexible scheduling”
Requires that temp workers be given the opportunity to go permanent after one year and have access to UI and disability while temp
Establish a website listing a company’s record with labor law so “consumers can choose to support good businesses over ones that violate workers’ rights”
Requires large corporations to “create plans to address workers’ rights violations throughout their supply chains”
Makes franchisors responsible for labor law violations of their franchisees
“Puts CEOs and top shareholders on the hook for workers’ right violations”
Increases time period under which employees can sue for labor law violations
Requires that regulations regarding “workers rights” be interpreted broadly, and that exceptions be interpreted narrowly
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/202...-work-is-at-stake-in-ga-senate-runoff-n284129
As with many terrible ideas, California’s experience is the warning. Regular readers know that I, and other RedState contributors living in the state, have been dealing with the ramifications of our anti-contracting law, AB-5, for the past year. We’ve also reported on the national version, the PRO Act, that passed the House in 2020. Obviously that wasn’t taken up in the Senate and won’t be as long as Republicans are in control, though Joe Biden has pledged to sign it if he becomes President and the bill passed.
But that bill isn’t the only or the worst threat to the right to work. In September 2020 Sen. Patti Murray (D-WA) introduced a similar, but even worse, bill, along with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Here are some bullet points from her bill which, make no mistake, will be passed and signed into law should Democrats take control of the Senate and the White House:
Makes ABC test the law nationwide to determine employment status
Forces companies to make “misclassified” contractors employees while maintaining the scheduling flexibility the person had as a contractor
Forces companies to give employees the “right” to “flexible scheduling”
Requires that temp workers be given the opportunity to go permanent after one year and have access to UI and disability while temp
Establish a website listing a company’s record with labor law so “consumers can choose to support good businesses over ones that violate workers’ rights”
Requires large corporations to “create plans to address workers’ rights violations throughout their supply chains”
Makes franchisors responsible for labor law violations of their franchisees
“Puts CEOs and top shareholders on the hook for workers’ right violations”
Increases time period under which employees can sue for labor law violations
Requires that regulations regarding “workers rights” be interpreted broadly, and that exceptions be interpreted narrowly
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/202...-work-is-at-stake-in-ga-senate-runoff-n284129