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‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34329504

Voters approved sick leave mandate by 58%, but lawmakers are caving to lobbying by the state’s chamber of commerce

Being sick is a costly business for Bill Thompson, who worked in the fast-food industry in Independence, Missouri, for more than 30 years, and recently worked at Guitar Center until early July, when he was laid off as.

“As an older worker, I have health issues from working on my feet and with my hands for many years with no breaks for eight to 10 hours a day. I have done it for 38 years now, living paycheck to paycheck,” 54-year-old Thompson said, noting in Missouri, workers are not mandated breaks of any kind during work.

So when Republicans in Missouri repealed a paid sick leave mandate that the state’s voters approved by 58% after an aggressive lobbying campaign by the Missouri chamber of commerce and industry and other business industry groups, he said, “It was a literal gut punch.”

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Voters approved sickleave, but then they elected Republicans. Some real ”stop punching yourself in the face” energy. 🤷‍♂️

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

TBF, I would not have expected the GOP to overthrow a popular ballot decision. Block it in the first place? Sure. This sort of thing is relatively new in American politics.

If all one knows about it current politics, this seems normal. For example, DeSantis has tried pulling similar shit in Florida, but he's only been in office since 2019.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

So how badly is Missouri gerrymandering? Already to shit or is there more loaf to pinch? Like, if this had been an actually fair election, what would the legislature look like?