Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Governor Evers stands up for workers with veto of Assembly Bill 269 the gig worker carve out bill

Earlier today, Governor Tony Evers took action for working people by vetoing AB 269, the Gig Worker Carve Out Bill. This bill would have permanently stripped important protections like worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, minimum wage, and overtime pay from Wisconsin’s app-based delivery drivers, the first such statewide legislation in the nation.  Wisconsin law includes a series of test...