Kim Kavin
@thekimkavin
Happy, busy freelance writer and editor since 2003. Co-founder of grassroots advocacy #FightForFreelancers. Get my newsletter: http://www.FreelanceBusting.com
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6 years of unrelenting government attacks on our freedom to be our own bosses, condensed into a 5-minute speech and these 2 key sentences: "This is not targeting employee misclassification. This is weaponizing regulatory language to attack independent contractors."
The right to unionize is enshrined by the National Labor Relations Act. It’s a nearly century-old federal law. @MikieSherrill is wrongly scaring people. We need leaders who know how our workforce actually works. Especially in NJ—majority nonunion. insidernj.com/sherrill-to-wo…
I was there, and let me tell you, @MikeInganamort was a TOTAL CHAMPION for independent contractors today! When he finished speaking, I shouted, “Amen!” He is a wonderful leader trying to help us fix this policy mess. I am so proud and lucky that he is my assemblyman!
This morning I joined Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio and Senator Owen Henry on a panel hosted by the NJGOP on economic freedom. We emphasized the need for: ✅ Tax relief for individuals, families, and businesses ✅ Defending the right to be an independent contractor ✅…
What I love about @MissLiyaP's thinking here is that she’s taking something union organizers keep suggesting only they can achieve—"worker power"—and she’s explaining how being an independent contractor actually can achieve it too. labormarketmatters.com/p/when-workers…
Disappointed that News12 didn't choose my question to include in its "Ask the Candidate" show with @MikieSherrill I'd still like to receive an answer, as would the estimated 1.7 million New Jerseyans who earn some or all of our income as independent contractors
You recently said you want to discuss NJDOL's proposed independent contractor rule, which is facing 99% public opposition. But in Congress, you co-sponsored and voted for the PRO Act, which has similar regulatory language. What is your stance on independent-contractor policy?
As a writer and editor who has spent decades trying to be accurate and fair—and as a strong, but appropriate advocate for independent contractors—I am glad to see this by @Jack4NJ Last night was awful. We need civilized political discourse. newjersey.news12.com/jack-ciattarel…
Say it louder @AFPhq 👏👏👏 "In response to Governor Murphy declining to comment on a proposal that could reclassify independent contractors ... Americans for Prosperity-NJ is calling on the state’s Democratic leadership to take a clear stand..." americansforprosperity.org/press-release/…
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AFP Calls out Governor Murphy’s Non-Answer on New Jersey Independent Contractor Proposal -...
Trenton, NJ – In response to Governor Murphy declining to comment on a proposal that could reclassify independent contractors as regular employees, Americans for Prosperity-NJ (AFP-NJ) is calling on...
Gallup says about 2/3 of Americans want to be our own bosses. The Searchlight Institute is a Dem-aligned think tank. Here's what it says people believe about Dems wanting us to be our own bosses. After years of relentless, remorseless attacks on independent contractors.
We checked in on what voters think Democrats and Republicans want for them. The good news for Democrats is that they’re narrowly winning on “feeling stable in your personal life.” The bad news for them is that Republicans dominate on everything else: wealth, marriage, kids, and…
Correct from @asthegirlturns: “Just as California’s AB5 has infected the nation, with AB5-like restrictive measures being considered in Minnesota and New Jersey, this new California law is a bellwether to the erosion of the rideshare model…” independentwomen.com/2025/10/08/ab-…
New research from Fiverr: ➡️ 67% of Gen Z say having multiple ways of earning money is essential for financial security ➡️ 56% think traditional employment will become obsolete ➡️ 38% are freelancing or plan to do so for an extra revenue stream investors.fiverr.com/news-releases/…
Watching the U.S. Senate HELP hearing. Democratic Party witness Jennifer Abruzzo says the PRO Act does not go far enough--she wants sectoral organizing. Widespread independent-contractor reclassification was their Plan A. Sectoral organizing is Plan B. help.senate.gov/hearings/labor…
New from me: In its public comment, the racial-justice think tank Dēmos urges the State of New Jersey to restrict independent contractors because of illegal immigrants near Mexico. freelancebusting.com/p/the-texas-tr…
What a great endorsement of @Jack4NJ It's not about independent contractors, but it's EXACTLY how I feel too "We deserve a seat at the table, a voice in the process, and the freedom to support leaders who actually see us, hear us, and fight for us..." prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
In good news, Sean O’Brien now says the PRO Act will never pass in Congress. He’s trying for this bill instead. It does not directly target independent contractors. In bad news, the Teamsters continue to attack independent contractors at the state level, including in N.J.
Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien will testify on Wednesday, Oct. 8, during the HELP Committee’s hearing on federal labor law reform in the U.S. Senate. The Teamsters Union is leading a campaign and working across the aisle to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act, a…
New from me: These unions urging New Jersey's Labor Department to restrict independent contractors offer little or no evidence to support the claims in their written public comments. freelancebusting.com/p/shooting-bla…
I’d like to thank New Jersey’s Labor Department for boosting readership of my newsletter about independent-contractor policy. This graph shows all-time subscribers since Freelance Busting came online in summer 2024:
The popular @wakeupnj handle shared my post (👊) about Gov. Murphy laughing at the overwhelming opposition to NJDOL’s proposed independent-contractor rule. If this policy issue is new to you, here is the background on why we’re all demanding that NJDOL rescind this proposal:
It’s the latest salvo in a years-long attempt to restrict everyone’s freedom to be our own bosses. We have all had the right, since the day this nation was founded, to hang out a shingle and go into business for ourselves. As an owner-operator trucker, as a financial adviser,…
In 2019, after California passed the freelance-busting bill AB5, New Jersey tried to copy it. This ⬇️ is their Plan B. Watch for it in Trenton in the lame-duck session. A whole other way of letting union organizers target independent contractors. californiaglobe.com/fl/californias…
Accurate. And infuriating.
He laughs out loud at the 99% opposition in the public comments, and then describes that level of opposition by saying: “There’s a lot of passion on all sides of this.” @TheKimKavin #FIghtForFreelancers buff.ly/guIAPDA
Many NJ residents have no idea this rule is on the table, @GovMurphy. Once they learn, they are furious. This rule threatens our economy and our people. I implore you to direct the DOL to pull it now or we will gather bipartisan support to block it. @declanoscanlon @NJAsmGerry…
“Murphy said ‘there’s a lot of passion on all sides of this,’ which Kavin challenged on her Freelance Busting Substack this week given the overwhelming opposition within the 9,000+ comments submitted.” njbia.org/murphy-still-q…
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