A grassroots movement perspective on the deterioration in #Missouri politics - how talking to (or trying to talk to) state legislators has changed with increased gerrymandering and donor influence. Particularly on the tentacles of the Missouri #ChamberOfCommerce, so evident in the unpopular legislation that repealed the requirement for #PaidSickLeave passed by ballot initiative.

An interview with Missouri's Jobs with Justice Richard Glahn:

https://www.democracy.news/p/q-and-a-a-smaller-and-smaller-set

#Labor #USPol

Republicans are monsters.
#GOPFail
#WorkersRights #PaidSickLeave

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/12/missouri-paid-sick-leave-repeal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

“They chose to side with greed over the health of Missouri workers." #missouri #paidsickleave #government #health #workersrights

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/12/missouri-paid-sick-leave-repeal/

All they do is take away, unless you’re really rich

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/11/missouri-repeal-paid-sick-leave-law?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#nazis #workers #paidsickleave

#MOPol #minimumwage #PaidSickLeave

From WTOPNews.com: Missouri court upholds voter approval of minimum wage and paid sick leave initiative

https://wtop.com/national/2025/04/missouri-court-upholds-voter-approval-of-minimum-wage-and-paid-sick-leave-initiative/

#AKPol #PaidSickLeave #MOwx #NEwx

From WTOPNews.com: Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits

https://wtop.com/national/2025/04/voters-resoundingly-backed-paid-sick-leave-now-lawmakers-in-3-states-want-to-roll-back-the-benefits/

"And Sen. Danielle Conrad (Dist46-Lincoln) criticized business groups that had not organized a campaign against the paid sick leave ballot initiative now trying to water it down in the Legislature.

" 'They are deep-pocketed with plenty of money to fight, and they chose not to because they knew that they had leverage here, where senators would do their bidding,' she said. 'They didn't wage a campaign because they knew they couldn't win, and they waited it out until they could find enough senators who lack the discernment to have that battle in the public dialog, and to sneak into the Legislature and undermine the will of the voters. And it's wrong.' "

Also mentions a bill "banning transgender athletes from participating on school or collegiate sports teams not corresponding to their sex at birth."

#NEPol
#PaidSickLeave
#TransAthletes
#TransPanic

Proposed scaling-back of sick leave requirement draws opposition
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/proposed-scaling-back-of-sick-leave-requirement-draws-opposition/