It is no secret that elections have penalties, however we’re more and more seeing that native elections are essentially the most consequential of all. Do you know that in 2021, the typical metropolis councilman was elected by fewer than 14,000 votes, whereas boroughs common 171,000 folks? Some districts have been gained by as little as 2 votes, our membership in a few of these districts equals or exceeds that quantity.

That is why we’re pushing for it YOU, to reveal OUR power as a freelancer and present up subsequent election day.

Because the voice of the freelance neighborhood, the Freelancers Union champions the rights and well-being of unbiased employees in New York Metropolis. With the Metropolis Council main arising on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and early voting already underway, we’re proud to announce our help for a gaggle of excellent candidates who share our imaginative and prescient of empowering and empowering the freelance career.

Freelancers Union helps NYC Metropolis Council Members: Carlina River (District 2 – Manhattan), Erik Bottcher (District 3 – Manhattan), Keith Powers (District 4 – Manhattan), Julie Menin (District 5 – Manhattan), Gale A. Brewer (District 6 – Manhattan), Shaun Abreu (District 7 – Manhattan), Carmen N. De La Rosa (District 10 – Manhattan), Kevin C. Riley (District 12 – Bronx), Marjorie Velázquez (District 13 – Bronx), Amanda Farías (District 18 – Bronx), Francisco P. Moya (District 21 – Queens), Tiffany Cabán (District 22 – Queens), Adrienne E. Adams (District 28 – Queens), Lynn C. Schulman (District 29 – Queens), Lincoln Restler (District 33 – Brooklyn), Crystal Hudson (District 35 – Brooklyn), Chi Ossé (District 36 – Brooklyn), Sandy Nurse (District 37 – Brooklyn), Shahana Ok. Hanif (District 39 – Brooklyn), Rita C. Joseph (District 40 – Brooklyn), Farah N. Louis (District 45 – Brooklyn), Mercedes Narcisse (District 46 – Brooklyn).

The advisable candidates come from numerous boroughs in Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. These people have demonstrated a deep understanding of the distinctive challenges confronted by freelancers and are dedicated to working in direction of creating a good and inclusive surroundings for freelancers.

We enthusiastically help these members for his or her dedication to the unbiased employee rights motion. Our standards for help included every member’s help for 3 key initiatives:

• Reducing the financial threshold for protection underneath the Freelance Is not Free Act (Int 0824-2022): Elevating the prevailing Freelance Is not Free Acts threshold goals to guard extra freelancers from non-payment and supply them with redress, if clients do not pay. We all know that in NYC $250 is the distinction between paying lease and feeding households. By supporting this initiative, these Metropolis Council members have demonstrated their dedication to strengthening the rights of freelancers and guaranteeing well timed and honest compensation for his or her work.
• Regulating non-compete agreements for freelance employees (Int 0826-2022): Non-compete agreements, also called non-compete agreements, can restrict freelancers’ alternatives to hunt work of their chosen area. Our supported metropolis council members perceive the necessity to defend freelancers from pointless obstacles and guarantee they can pursue various work alternatives.
• Decision Recognizing April as Freelancer Appreciation Month in New York Metropolis (Res 0396-2022): This decision acknowledges the numerous contributions of freelancers to the New York Metropolis economic system and tradition. These Metropolis Council members underscore their help for recognizing and valuing the invaluable function freelancers play within the metropolis’s workforce.

With over 1.3 million freelancers in New York Metropolis, the freelance revolution is underway. Freelancers are graphic designers and creatives, however they’re additionally substitute academics, gig employees, and lots of others in between. For a lot too lengthy, freelancers have been excluded from fundamental social safety safety and left to their very own units. Though they work independently, they’re now not alone; That is why we’re glad to help this roster of Democrat councillors, who ideologically stroll the spectrum, as a result of all employees’ rights matter on this metropolis and we could not obtain our objectives with out their dedication to the freelancer trigger.

Now let’s vote!