Unions fail to overturn democracy in California — this time

Published July 25, 2024 5:01pm ET



While Democrats complain about “threats to democracy,” they and their union allies were attempting to overturn election results in California. That effort has now, thankfully, failed.

The election in question was the 2020 statewide vote on Proposition 22, which would have exempted rideshare companies such as Uber or Lyft from the state’s destructive anti-worker law that forced independent contractors across multiple industries to become employees. This law forced freelancers out of work entirely and is one Democrats want to export nationwide.

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