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Labor secretary statement on independent contractors a preview of policy shifts
Walsh speaks and the market reacts, but the big events still lie ahead Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves
A statement by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh last week about the question of gig workers versus full-time employees sent the stock prices of several companies heavily reliant on independent contractors plummeting.
But beyond that immediate reaction, the statement and what occurred in its wake can be seen as one of the first significant developments in what will be a key labor issue facing the Biden administration and by extension those industries that rely on independent contractors for much of their workforce.
Biden s Infrastructure Package Is Designed to Boost Unions
04/03/2021 | 09:09am EDT
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By Kate Davidson and Amara Omeokwe WASHINGTON President Biden s $2.3 trillion plan to invest in infrastructure, clean energy and caregiving over the coming decade would be a boon for construction workers, truck drivers, electricians and home health aides. Both critics and supporters of the initiative say it will also benefit another group: labor unions. Some business groups, employment law experts and Republican lawmakers say provisions aimed at bolstering union membership and expanding labor protections could increase costs, limit the number of projects that can be completed with the proposed funding and reduce the gains in economic growth.
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Democrats in the House are gearing up to vote on a bill pushed by unions and socialists that includes a provision mirroring a controversial state law that killed thousands of jobs in California.