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According to their member newsletter, the Freelancers Union.com is hard at work for its members. From helping freelancers get paid by companies or agencies who “stiff” them to a new Job Tracker on Facebook to lobbying for our cause, Freelancers Union has been involved.
In 2009, New York City’s Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) imposed an unfair double tax on freelancers’ business AND personal incomes, draining $162 million last year alone. Freelancers Union waged an aggressive campaign for fair taxation – urging lawmakers to tax freelancers no less and no more than traditional employees. They heard our calls and they responded, eliminating the UBT for those earning less than $100,000, and enacting a tax credit for freelancers earning up to $150,000.
Another type of campaign Freelancers Union is waging is called Get Paid, Not Played and it protects freelancers from unpaid wages. The idea is that freelancers who are stiffed by a deadbeat company have the Department of Labor, as well as Freelancers Union, to help them get paid. You go online, name the companies that aren’t paying you or have not paid you and Freelancers Union does the rest! It’s totally anonymous. Check it out!
If you haven’t been to FreelancersUnion.com, it’s time to visit their site and check out all the services they provide to freelancers, free of cost. If you are a member, but haven’t been to the site in a while, here’s a good chance to revisit.
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