The Right to Organize. As an independent contractor, the terms and conditions of the work you perform are set out in a contract between you and the employer. Even though you are not considered an âemployeeâ under federal labor law, you may still join a union.
Confidence votes 158. There are 48 states, that are part of the contiguous U.S. The only sates that are not part of the contiguous U.S. are Alaska and Hawaii they represent the noncontiguous MATH PROBLEM: 50-2=48 48+2=50. 33 people found this useful.
Currently, there are sixteen territories of the United States, five of which are permanently inhabited: Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.embers of Congress from the territories seated as of January 2015 are: Gregorio Sablan for the Northern Mariana Islands; Madeleine Bordallo for Guam; Amata Coleman Radewagen for American Samoa; Pedro Pierluisi for Puerto Rico; and Stacey Plaskett for the U.S. Virgin Islands.