The Freelancers Union, located in DUMBO, opposes the unincorporated business tax (UBT), a tax freelancers are required t opay. FU proposes "tax justice for freelancers" by exempting them from this tax.

Yesterday, according to a press release from Freelancers Union, there was a large 
turnout at a City Council hearing on creating tax justice for
freelancers by exempting them from the Unincorporated Business Tax
(UBT). "We packed the room and still couldn’t get everyone in," FU writes in their press release.

Council Member David Yassky helped to organize this hearing.