Passage of AB 2754, SB 399 a Triumph of
Union's Advocacy and Mobilization
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters across California are celebrating the successful
campaign to pass into law Assembly Bill 2754 (AB 2754) and Senate
Bill 399 (SB 399), which will crack down on worker
misclassification and intimidation throughout the state.
SB 399 bans forced attendance at captive audience meetings,
employer-sponsored presentations filled with anti-union propaganda
designed to discourage organizing efforts. California became the tenth and largest state
to outlaw the arcane practice, which generates hundreds of millions
of dollars for the union-busting industry.
"Captive audience meetings are nothing but a tool for greedy
corporations to coerce workers through fear and intimidation," said
Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region
International Vice President and President of Joint Council 7.
"This is a major victory for free speech, workers' rights on the
job, and the American labor movement. The Teamsters were honored to
have spearheaded the multi-union coalition that made this victory
possible."
AB 2754 closes a major loophole that allowed drayage companies
to continue to misclassify their drivers as independent
contractors. Customers who hire bad actors in the industry will now
be held jointly liable for the practice, ensuring a level playing
field for workers, consumers, and companies that abide by the
law.
"Employers that misclassify drivers cheat workers while ripping
of their competition and every taxpayer in the state," said
Chris Griswold, Teamsters Vice
President At-Large and President of Joint Council 42. "AB 2754 will
help ensure that those who follow the law are not undercut by those
who thrive on greed and abuse. The Teamsters would like to extend
our sincerest gratitude to Asm. Anthony
Rendon, State Sen. Aisha
Wahab, and every other member of the California Legislature
who was responsible for getting these bills enacted into law."
Teamsters Joint Councils 7 and 42 together comprise 300,000
working people throughout California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam,
and Saipan, with members working in a wide variety of professions
in the private and public sector, including freight and delivery,
construction, dairy, beverage, rail, ports, food processing,
parking, solid waste/recycling, hotels, transportation, schools,
public services, and many other industries.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (202)
624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters