I just gave a talk on how gig worker carveouts (thru Prop22 or proposed 'sectoral bargaining' initiatves) from labor laws is a continuation of New Deal facially-neutral carveouts for highly-racialized workforces. And then read this by @josheidelson. 1/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-02-17/gig-economy-coming-for-millions-of-u-s-jobs-after-california-s-uber-lyft-vote

And honestly, I could not be more disappointed in these union "leaders" who fail to see the ways in which the gig workforce is constituted by & alongside the historical racial subjugation of BIPOC workers BY LAW. The unions of the early 20th C were also willing to...2/

"Compromise" with the Southern democrats who wouldn't vote yes on the New Deal without without carveouts for agricultural and domestic workers. The result was generational poverty for African American workers. 3/

Make no mistake: any union compromise on the rights of a highly racialized gig workforce will be understood by both workers and by history as a grave mistake. As unionists, we cannot say we value racial justice & equality & then compromise on racial justice & equality. 4/End