With California’s passage of AB5, union-backed politicians took aim at companies like Uber and Lyft–and missed…Now, though, the 57 million Americans who make up America’s ‘gig economy’ may ultimately pay the price with the poisonous PRO Act.

Following a listener’s question about the onerous ‘ABC Test’ contained in the poisonous PRO Act, Union Free Radio host Peter List takes listeners on a deep-dive of what the ABC Test is, and how it could devastate the 57 million Americans who comprise the ‘gig economy.’

Here’s everything you ever wanted to know–maybe more–about the ‘ABC Test’ in the economy-killing PRO Act.

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Articles cited in this episode (and other resources):

• Union Free Radio, Ep. 1: Five Reasons People Hate The PRO Act
• Survey: 80% of Freelance Writers are Concerned about The PRO Act Affecting Their Ability to Work
• What is the gig economy? Definition from WhatIs.com
• Freelancing in America: 2019 Survey – Upwork
• Freelancers hold generally positive attitudes towards gig economy
• Skilled freelancers earn more per hour than 70% of workers in US
• Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements — BLS News Release
• How Many Uber Drivers Are There?
• New York Taxi Workers Defeat Uber and Lyft with Landmark Legislation – Institute for Policy Studies
• Ridesharing services in the U.S.- statistics & facts | Statista
• The Dynamex Decision: The California Supreme Court Restricts Use of Independent Contractors | Labor & Employment Law Blog
• AB5: Labor wins big with bill rewriting California employment law – Los Angeles Times
• Don’t Let Democrats Fool You. The PRO Act Will Strip You of Rights, Hand You Over to the Unions, and Destroy Our Economy – RedState
• What Freelancers Should Be Worried About in the PRO Act
• IN MY ORBIT: Press Conference with Independent Women’s Voice to Oppose the PRO Act – RedState
• Vox Media to cut hundreds of freelance jobs ahead of California’s AB5
• California voters saved Uber and Lyft — and writers, artists and other independent workers
• Independent construction trucking business owners stage protest outside Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher’s office | kusi.com
• Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales shouts profanity at AB5 protest | cbs8.com
• Hundreds of Freelancers at ‘Repeal AB5’ Rally Want Back the Right to Earn a Living in CA – California Globe
• Politically Speaking: Assembly Woman Lorena Gonzalez Talks Prop 22 and Assembly Priorities – NBC 7 San Diego
• Gig Economy Coming for Millions of U.S. Jobs After California’s Uber, Lyft Vote – Bloomberg
• Unions are bullying Democrats into giving them more power | Washington Examiner
• AB5 Personal Stories
• Hey, Freelancers! Meet the Four Republicans who Voted “YES” to Pass the PRO Act – RedState
• I backed Biden and the Democrats. But their pro-union bill could kill my career. | NBC News
• Uber Stock Volatile After Q4 Earnings Amid Investor Uncertainty
• Uber, Waymo Mapping City Streets for Their Future Self-Driving Fleets | Car & Driver
• A Bet on Uber Is a Bet on Self-Driving | WIRED