294: Will Swaim—The Ballad of Tom Odom
294: Will Swaim—The Ballad of Tom Odom  
Podcast: The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
Published On: Tue Jan 17 2023
Description: Will Swaim, journalist and president of the California Policy Center, educates us on CA Assembly Bill 5 (AB5,) which seeks to turn independent contractors into employees, and how it’s negatively affecting 70,000+ independent California truckers; truckers like Tom Odom, who calls in from the road to let us know why he is A.) part of a class action lawsuit and B.) moving to Texas.  Spoiler Alert: it’s because of AB5!     Will Swaim’s article about AB5 and Tom Odom   Contact Tom with your AB5 story at myab5story@gmail.com