It’s all about the unions, the gig workers do not pay dues, which means they are not compelled to give money to the democratic party. Even the well paid and the highly paid gig workers are not paying dues. The supreme court Janus case cut off the unions (and the D’s) guaranteed income so this is just a way to supplement that loss. Teachers and government workers are now not forced to join the unions or pay dues. Many of them are just now opting out as the unions because Cali made laws that that only allow quitting one week a year.

Here’s why the gig economy law wil backfire. It is an assault on tech and California tech has been an ally of the D’s. Rideshare, carshare, air bnb and VRBO are used by progressives and the young more than conservatives and the old. It’s as if they outlawed vegans, whole foods, hybrids, you name it, the touched the third rail in self defense. Janus fundamentally will destroy the D’s in California and elsewhere, now that their primary funding source is declining, the cannabalism has begun.