Thursday, July 21, 2022

Supply Chain Whacked by California. Surprised?

Remember the "supply chain" crisis?

It's BAAAA-aaaack!

Truckers protesting a looming California labor law shut down one of the busiest seaports in the United States for the third day in a row.

Operations were halted at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday as hundreds of independent big-rig truckers picketed gates and blocked other drivers from hauling cargo in and out of terminals at the port. 

The truckers are protesting Assembly Bill 5, a gig economy law passed in 2019 that sets tougher standards for classifying workers as independent contractors.

The protesters worry that the law, which could soon be put into effect, will impose hefty costs on them that will slash their earnings. ...

AB 5 was slammed through by Union-paid (bribed?) Democrats.  California will no longer have "1099" independent contractors driving their own rigs.  It's not only truckers, of course; thousands of other independents, including journalists and consultants will be out of work.

Except Uber and Lyft, who spent more on Democrats than the Unions did.

See how "democracy" works in a one-party State?

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