I'm a freelancer since I retired from a union job. I need freelancing to be doable. I'm 65, and the last thing I want is to have a job I can't afford to lose with a boss and a regular schedule. So although I am fairly liberal on a lot of issues, I do agree that the Republicans are right on this one. But I am also pro-union, and what would be great is for a separate category of union to exist for freelancers. Here is an example as to why:
One of the industries that I freelance in is court reporting. I've done jobs in which I was the only one in a hearing room who didn't know that this afternoon hearing was going to run really late and that I was not going to be able to call my daughter's daycare home to say I'd be late. I've run into judges who seem to to never have to go to the bathroom. While freelancing rules should never include more than basic working conditions, and strikes should be almost impossible, some work rules are crucial.
Meanwhile, anyone who thinks otherwise should realize this: Democrats need to support the anti-freelancing bill to guarantee union support, and Republicans need to support the pro-freelancing bill because they hate the mere existence of unions. It's certainly not because Republicans care about workers.
As a freelancer, you have the power to choose your projects. If a judge’s behavior is problematic, don’t freelance in his courtroom. It’s that simple in every kind of profession.
I'm a freelancer since I retired from a union job. I need freelancing to be doable. I'm 65, and the last thing I want is to have a job I can't afford to lose with a boss and a regular schedule. So although I am fairly liberal on a lot of issues, I do agree that the Republicans are right on this one. But I am also pro-union, and what would be great is for a separate category of union to exist for freelancers. Here is an example as to why:
One of the industries that I freelance in is court reporting. I've done jobs in which I was the only one in a hearing room who didn't know that this afternoon hearing was going to run really late and that I was not going to be able to call my daughter's daycare home to say I'd be late. I've run into judges who seem to to never have to go to the bathroom. While freelancing rules should never include more than basic working conditions, and strikes should be almost impossible, some work rules are crucial.
Meanwhile, anyone who thinks otherwise should realize this: Democrats need to support the anti-freelancing bill to guarantee union support, and Republicans need to support the pro-freelancing bill because they hate the mere existence of unions. It's certainly not because Republicans care about workers.
If you are a freelancer, nobody can stop you from making a phone call or taking a bathroom break.
Would you as a court reporter get up in the middle of a hearing? Are you serious?
As a freelancer, you have the power to choose your projects. If a judge’s behavior is problematic, don’t freelance in his courtroom. It’s that simple in every kind of profession.
You have no idea how court reporting works.