As a product manager who worked for Uber for 5 years and lives in California:
You should vote NO on proposition 22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_Proposition_22 …
The current law isn’t perfect, but we don’t solve that by giving these big companies a permanent labor regulation exception.
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Replying to @thijsniks
Thijs - have you looked at the data on what drivers want? Doesn’t that tell you what matters most?
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Replying to @andrewgordonmac
Hey Mac! No disagreement that there are benefits to this type of work, however, I would much prefer to see that resolved through the regular legislative process as opposed to locking in this exemption through a referendum.
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Replying to @thijsniks @andrewgordonmac
Propositions in general are a broken system in my view, as plans that seem reasonable at the time (like prop 13!) turn out to be detrimental and hard to change in the long term. Even if we agree on the content of prop 22 now, I fear what happens 50 years down the road.
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Replying to @thijsniks
>70% of drivers support Prop 22, today >150K drivers would lose the ability to earn if drivers were reclassified as traditional employees, almost overnight I understand you are concerned about the long-term, but the near-term consequences of P22 not passing are real/devastating
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Replying to @andrewgordonmac
Whether AB5 is good or not, a practically permanent exemption is not the answer for something so dynamic and disruptive as the gig economy. Our democratic process can adjust regulation if the consequences are unintended, but will be handcuffed with a proposition.
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Replying to @thijsniks @andrewgordonmac
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Not voting yes for something important because the government is failing at process is an absurd position in my opinion; failure of government to accurately represent the majority is why Prop 22 is needed in the first placehttps://twitter.com/loyaltyarm/status/1315417004707373060 …
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Replying to @loyaltyarm @andrewgordonmac
In the grand scheme of things, this is not important. Removing the death penalty was. Allowing gay marriage was. And is it really an accurate representation of the majority if you need $200 million to make your case?
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Of course it matters whether this is a temporary or permanent change. AB5 is a two way door decision and can be fixed if needed. Prop 22 is a one way door decision and we will have to live with it for decades.
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Even if you think this was a government failure: You fix that by fixing the system, not by ramming through a special interest exemption.
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