There’s a new trucking-focused trade group in Washington and it is interested in one issue: independent contractor status.
The group is called Truckers Integral to our Economy (TIE) and its executive director is Scott Brenner, who is also an executive director at Crossroads Strategies, a Washington-area lobbying firm. Brenner told FreightWaves he worked in Congress for about 10 years on the Ways and Means and Transportation committees and also spent time at the Department of Transportation...
On July 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing entitled, “The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century Economy.” This hearing centered around the PRO Act, the maligned federal legislation which would essentially eliminate the successful independent contractor model in the trucking industry. TCA and our industry partners have vocally opposed the PRO Act, and we have taken the time to carefully explain to members of Congress why...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/partisan-pro-act-gets-pushback
With the continued rise of gig economy jobs, the implementation of AB5 in California and changes in Washington, defining independent contractors has never been trickier or more uncertain.
On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston speaks with Aaron Hageman, the owner of Delivery Drivers Inc., a firm that works with both independent contractor workers and the companies that employ them. Hageman discusses California’s AB5 law and prospects for expanding its reach nationwide, as well...
A vote is expected this week in the U.S. House of Representatives on a pro-union piece of legislation that among other things would bring California’s ABC test into one federal definition of an independent contractor.
The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) is expected to pass in the House, but it’s assumed that it won’t get 60 votes to pass the Senate.
However, it’s significant in that the inclusion of the ABC test shows where the Democratic Party and the Biden administration are...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pro-act-with-its-abc-test-set-for-house-vote-this-week
Legislation that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters asserts will make collective bargaining more fair at XPO Logistics [NYSE: XPO] and other trucking companies has the potential to gain traction in the current Congress – and it has the full support of President Joe Biden.
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act was introduced in February and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said he plans to take it up for consideration next week. The bill was approved by the House when it...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-see-pro-labor-proposal-leveling-playing-field-at-xpo