It& #39;s been a minute since we& #39;ve done a Twitter thread of #AB5 media coverage. #LazySunday is the perfect time to catch up on your reading. Spoilers: None of the op-ed coverage is positive! (We know you& #39;re shocked.)

Ready? Let& #39;s begin.

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We& #39;ve said for a year now that #AB5 is anti-black, anti-marginalized groups. Black business groups agree - and they& #39;re taking the fight to CA. Black Small Business Association of California & president @salenapryor sent a letter to @CAgovernor Newsom.
https://sacobserver.com/2020/06/black-business-group-takes-ab-5-independent-contractor-fight-to-gov-newsom/">https://sacobserver.com/2020/06/b...
Edwin Lombard, CEO CA Black Chamber: "Black lives, Black families & Black businesses have been devastated by the triple catastrophes of #AB5, COVID-19 & the violent racism that permeates the very institutions we rely on to protect our freedom as Americans." https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200609005799/en/Statement-Edwin-Lombard-CEO-CA-Black-Chamber">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home...
Speaking of COVID-19, it& #39;s underscoring and exacerbating the downward spiral for independent business owners and freelancers set into motion by #AB5. Plenty has been written pointing that out. Let& #39;s continue with what we& #39;ll call the COVID-19 + AB5 = https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☠" title="Totenkopf" aria-label="Emoji: Totenkopf">portion of our thread.
Senior legal correspondent @JaneMundy explains how #AB5 is exacerbating the COVID-19 crisis with the stranglehold it& #39;s put on freelancers and independent contractors. Now, W2 workers recently laid off can& #39;t even find freelance work to sustain them. https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/legal-news/california_labor_law/california-labor-bill-ab5-adding-fuel-fire-with-covid-19-crisis-23229.html">https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/legal-new...
There are a number of other articles regarding #AB5 and the COVID-19 nightmare, but those are the highlights. Thus concludes our COVID-19 + AB5 = https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☠" title="Totenkopf" aria-label="Emoji: Totenkopf">segment. Moving on with the thread now.
Another open letter, this one to @SBIndyNews. Bob Ledner explains how musicians, most loyal Dems/progressives/socialists, are utterly betrayed by & disillusioned with @AssemblyDems @CASenateDems after #AB5. Our profession is different; our fight the same. https://www.independent.com/2020/04/07/absolutely-surreal/">https://www.independent.com/2020/04/0...
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