 The contract is built around the "Freelance Isn't Free" Act, a New York City law passed to protect freelancers.Some traditional unionists say that Freelancers Union is an association, not a union, and so it will not be able to achieve significant gains for workers.Freelancers Union does not negotiate contracts with employers nor represent freelancers when they have grievances, and freelancers have no employee bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act.