California's Prop 22 Sparks Outrage as Albertsons, Vons Lay Off Drivers

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.newsweek.com/california-proposition-22-albertsons-vons-drivers-laid-off-outrage-twitter-1558939

Delivery drivers at Albertsons, the country's second-largest grocery chain, are among the latest workers facing the impact of California's Proposition 22, a new law that allows ride-hailing companies such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other app-based delivery services to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees.

Several public figures and others on social media have expressed outrage against the latest law, which gives workers fewer protections around pay, healthcare, sick leave and other benefits they'd be entitled to as employees.

Drivers at grocery stores including Vons, Pavilions and other subsidiaries of Albertsons are expected to lose their jobs at the end of January, Knock LA reported.

"Albertsons Companies made the strategic decision to discontinue using our own home delivery fleet of trucks in select locations, including Southern California, beginning February 27, 2021," a spokesperson for Albertsons, Andrew Whelan, confirmed in a statement.

"We will transition that portion of our eCommerce operations to third-party logistics providers who specialize in that service," the statement added.

[BigmanPigman]

1. The TV ads were incredibly deceiving in Oct.

The delivery companies hired a lot of drivers to say how much Prop 22 makes them happy since they get to set their own schedules, etc. It sounded good but then I looked at who was sponsoring the ads and they were all paid by the delivery companies. I knew people would be too stupid to read who paid for the ads.

I worked freelance since I had to, no choice. It sucked and I never got sick days, health care, paid holidays, etc. It sucked so much that I said when I finally change careers and get a full time job it would be a UNION job. It was and I did...I also was the union rep for my site.

[SunSeeker]

2. I kept telling my friends here in CA that Prop. 22 was a scam.

But too many people believed the slick ads, and it passed in November.