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‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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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 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So when Republicans in Missouri repealed a paid sick leave mandate that the state’s voters approved by 58% after an aggressive lobbying campaign by the Missouri chamber of commerce and industry and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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[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

It was not, in fact, a literal gut punch.