Unionizing Freelancers: What Recent Progress Means For The Self-Employed

Unionizing Freelancers: What Recent Progress Means For The Self-Employed

Quick summary:

1. Not all freelancers are eligible for union membership, but those that are find that they offer benefits freelancers can't get from their companies, since they're not full-time employees.

2. A number of steps have been taken—such as the 2017 Freelance Isn't Free Act—to provide damages for freelancers who were paid late or not at all, and to help freelancers who suffered retaliation or harassment.

3. They do not negotiate contracts with employers or represent freelancers with grievances, and as such, there are a number of legal benefits freelancers who join it are missing out on.

4. The problem of unionizing freelancers is tricky because there are many different types of freelancers

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