Many independent contractors livelihoods have been destroyed by #AB5. Working relationships have been eliminated. Many now have little to no income. Free people, in a free society, in a free economy, have a right to use their labor as they see fit. This must be addressed now. https://t.co/2vVbu1hphx
Jim Patterson
@JimPatterson559 · CA · H
Posts237
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Voting-record position-0.066
CoverageJan 28, 2020 to Jun 9, 2023
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.CA_DMV is so backlogged that CA #truck drivers go to AZ or UT take the test. The only other option is to wait months for an appt here. The demand for #truckers is huge. They all have jobs waiting. They just need the DMV to DO IT’S JOB. Doing nothing is not an option. #Trucking https://t.co/odlZ6ojxVb
This is a very tough time for hundreds of @BitwiseInd employees. Please share this with anyone who needs assistance. We have already been able to get unemployment benefits expedited for #Bitwise staff. Call my Fresno office at 559-446-2029 or visit https://t.co/j3Bg773bab. https://t.co/JsHarnXckg
1 MILLION CLAIMS. That's how many people haven't been paid by the EDD. They are stuck in unemployment no-mans land. The Governor just admitted it. If this doesn't scream for an audit, I don't know what does. @CaUnemployed #AuditEdd https://t.co/Q9LCzqKHpv
AB5 should never have been passed. It strips free people of their choice to use their own labor as they see fit. Pressure is mounting to suspend it. Check out this open letter to Newsom from 151 renowned CA Ph.D Economists & Political Scientists.https://t.co/bbDGX6e1UB
As California faces an unprecedented number of unemployment claims, the failure of EDD to respond to basic questions is worse than ever.
Wonder why it is so difficult to get ahead in CA? Why CA has a high poverty rate? Why so many are leaving? CA has the most restrictive regulations in the USA. 395,608 of them. No wonder so many have left seeking places that leave them alone to achieve their dreams. Had enough CA? https://t.co/mXQKWI0HsQ
.CA_EDD has made $22.5 mill in debit card fees. CHARGING folks for the luxury of using unemployment funds. Bank of America gets a cut. EDD director said this is business as usual - not on my watch. Great work by @CalMatters to track this down. STORY: https://t.co/2HzLKO2Y3I https://t.co/hRUjDDNo60
Governor Newsom: Get your head out of the French Laundry and do your job. https://t.co/xiY18tiFB9 @CA_EDD @CaUnemployed
People who are afraid, hurting and deserving dont even hear back from @CA_EDD. They are left hopeless, waiting for their unemployment check for months. It's time for this failed agency to answer for this. #AuditEDD https://t.co/hj1RS9nNql https://t.co/qYN1UvD2hh