Posts tagged Keith Ellison
COMMENTARY: These Punches Landed
October 24, 2024 // What you have is a task force that’s heavy on unionists. I understand why you want to help unions: Membership is at an all-time low, and Gallup says 80% of people either don’t want to join a union, or are at best neutral on the subject. But when you try to solve that union problem by destroying the livelihoods of independent contractors, all you do is come off as extremists.
Minnesota’s Misguided Crackdown Of Independent Contractors
November 1, 2023 // Much to the chagrin of Minnesota regulators, rideshare drivers overwhelmingly identify as independent contractors and not employees. Uber and Lyft drivers have, instead, advocated for portable benefits as a means to insulate themselves from forced reclassification. Utah recently became the first state to pass this reform, while states like Massachusetts are mulling similar bills and will also have an opportunity to vote on a 2024 ballot measure to maintain their IC status. Minnesota should study California Assembly Bill 5 and similar efforts that displaced workers and left them worse off under the guise of “fighting” misclassification.