Two #FreelanceIsntFree milestones to celebrate this month. Don’t let this slip your attention!
May opened with Columbus, Ohio’s adoption of FIF-model worker protections in the city code. They take effect on the 31st.
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/what-new-freelance-protections-will-mean-for-columbus-workers/
As part of the #FundExcludedWorkers coalition, FSP members are out this #MayDay fighting for workers who are currently being excluded from the social safety net they contribute to.
https://fundexcludedworkers.org/
#ExcludedNoMore #excludedWorkers #labor #solidarity #Its1099Somewhere
#ExcludedNoMore coalition demonstrates in Washington Square, NYC, on May 1.
NWU FSP members will be there. March with us if you’re in New York!
https://fundexcludedworkers.org/
#FundExcludedWorkers #excludedWorkers #labor #freelance #unemployment
FSP member @luxalptraum on why passing the Unemployment Bridge Program would be “nothing short of life-changing.”
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-freelance-workers-need-access-17830757.php
We must #FundExcludedWorkers!
#ExcludedNoMore #excludedWorkers #UnemploymentBridgeProgram #unemployment #labor #freelance
It's time to pass the Unemployment Bridge Program in NY — for freelancers, for cash economy workers, for immigrants, and for everyone left out of the safety net!
Today, Manhattan Bridge, NWU joining the protest for worker protection.
#ExcludedNoMore #FundExcludedWorkers #excludedWorkers #labor #freelance #unemployment
This was a year ago: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-bridge-protest-pandemic-relief-for-excluded-workers/
The #FundExcludedWorkers fight continues in New York — unemployment protections for all. We’re calling on Albany to close the gap. Implement the Unemployment Bridge Program.
https://fundexcludedworkers.org/
Excluded no more! ¡De invisibles a visibles!
Already, 130,000 undocumented workers across the state have received relief, but the money has run out.
¡De invisibles a visibles!
The National Writers Union is part of New York’s Fund Excluded Workers coalition.
https://youtu.be/e8VylAZL-lQ
If you’re a New York freelancer impacted by lack of access to unemployment insurance, you’re encouraged to share your story: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCB-LbXU6849zTmyQYrraLCOUa1f1Ek02375baTkVe2Uukjg/viewform
Freelance Solidarity Project