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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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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So when Republicans in Missouri repealed a paid sick leave mandate that the state’s voters approved by 58% after an aggressive lobbying campaign by the Missouri chamber of commerce and industry and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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[–] 9 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

Couple of things.

You're talking about redistricting for US House districts. I was referring to state-level positions. Since this article is about a state-level bill, federal districts are not relevant.

Old map, drawn by bipartisan government:

  • One strong Dem district
  • One Dem district
  • One toss-up
  • Four Rep districts
  • One strong Rep district

New map, drawn by Republicans:

  • One strong Dem
  • One Dem
  • One light Rep
  • Four Rep
  • One strong Rep

The only difference above is the toss-up is gone and the light Rep is in. This is by far the weakest gerrymandering I've ever seen, if you could even call it that.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    ‘It’s not really gerrymandering because it only added one Republican district’ is both asinine and blind to history. Maybe if this was the first time Missouri had ever been gerrymandered that would matter.

    But whatever, don’t let me get in the way of the “fuck off and die” attitude so many here have towards anyone living in a red state. Location is now guilt.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Since you appear to have conveniently missed the more important part of my previous comment, I will repeat it here.

    You're talking about redistricting for US House districts. I was referring to state-level positions. Since this article is about a state-level bill, federal districts are not relevant.

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