‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave

[Seymour Flops]

you guys are union...that makes a difference....

I'm not at UPS anymore, but yes.

That's why people who want paid days off, health insurance, good pay, etc. should seek those jobs.

But they have to bring something to the table. At UPS, it was willingness to do hard physical work hard in hot conditions, while reading zip codes and remember how to sort them accurately.

 

[Mashmont]

The republican government in MO repealed a bill providing paid sick leave to workers that was approved by 58% of the voters. For lower income workers a sick day means unpaid bills or food off the table. They caved to a powerful lobbying group composed of industry groups, who of course have more available funds than struggling workers.

Another case of Republican rule, the worst government money can buy.

‘A literal gut punch’: Missouri workers devastated by Republican repeal of paid sick leave

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

www.theguardian.com

As a Catholic, I have great affinity for the worker. That's why I like Trump so much. He cares about workers and the businesses than employs them. He wants more businesses and more workers.

 

[Independent thinker]

Gotta keep those workers down right? They are bad people.

We need an even playing field. Businesses offer wages and benefits. If those wanting jobs or already working don't like those wages and benefits then they go somewhere else. Workers have the right to work or quit. Employers should have equal rights to either have those workers or let them go. It's a 50/50 thing.

 

[cnm]

Another case of Republican rule, the worst government money can buy.

No, that's the best government their money can buy.

 

[cnm]

How many sick days to you want employers to be forced to provide a new employee?

I think ten per annum is standard in this country, and if all of the days are not immediately available for a new hire they very soon are. Because shit happens.

 

[Harry Dresden]

As a Catholic, I have great affinity for the worker. That's why I like Trump so much. He cares about workers and the businesses than employs them. He wants more businesses and more workers.

when his hotel workers were on strike out here he never showed up to end the strike......he didnt seem to care about them....

 

[Crepitus]

Moron, you are talking about sick time based on hours worked. Who cares?
90 % of americans dont earn sick time based on hours worked.

Nobody lost healthcare

You are missing the point, as usual. The people voted for it. the RWNJs took it away to appease the business that would have to pay it.

 

[Crepitus]

As a Catholic, I have great affinity for the worker. That's why I like Trump so much. He cares about workers and the businesses than employs them. He wants more businesses and more workers.

tRump does not care about workers at all. He undermined collective bargaining, he cut safety regulations, he eliminated wage protections, he ended anti discrimination laws, there's dozens of ways he hurt workers.

https://www.epi.org/publication/100-days-100-ways-trump-hurt-workers/

 

[Crepitus]

No, that's the best government their money can buy.

Then they got ripped off.

 

[Mashmont]

when his hotel workers were on strike out here he never showed up to end the strike......he didnt seem to care about them....

That was a partisan play in 2016 designed to hurt him politically. Nothing real about that.

 

[Mashmont]

tRump does not care about workers at all. He undermined collective bargaining, he cut safety regulations, he eliminated wage protections, he ended anti discrimination laws, there's dozens of ways he hurt workers.

https://www.epi.org/publication/100-days-100-ways-trump-hurt-workers/

I believe President Trump was the one who secured no taxation on restaurant workers. That's a huge deal. He's bringing huge amounts of business to the US, all employing thousands of workers. The workers have never had a friend as good as DJT.

 

[Crepitus]

I believe President Trump was the one who secured no taxation on restaurant workers.

Yeah, that didn't happen.

 

[Mashmont]

Yeah, that didn't happen.

• "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) includes a tip deduction: Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the OBBBA includes a temporary deduction for qualifying tips for the years 2025-2028. This means eligible workers can deduct up to $25,000 in reported tip income from their federal taxable income.

Neat how AI prevents you leftwingers from BSing, isn't it?

 

[theHawk]

The government didn't mandate this. The people did.

Through the government.

People don’t get to pass things that are unconstitutional.

 

[pknopp]

Through the government.

People don’t get to pass things that are unconstitutional.

When was it ruled unconstitutional?

 

[scruffy]

Let's vote that every american worker should have one paid friday off per month. Paid a time and a half in fact.

You know . . . while we're at it

Payday every day, and no work on paydays.

 

[Harry Dresden]

That was a partisan play in 2016 designed to hurt him politically. Nothing real about that.

bullshit they were on strike...if he would have showed up it could have helped his image...hurt him politically...lol...

 

[WorldWatcher]

Moron, you are talking about sick time based on hours worked. Who cares?
90 % of americans dont earn sick time based on hours worked.

Nobody lost healthcare

WW

Paid sick leave: What is available to workers?

Paid sick leave: What is available to workers?

www.bls.gov

 

[BULLDOG]

They have to come up with the money to give tax breaks to the rich, don't they?

 

[Mashmont]

bullshit they were on strike...if he would have showed up it could have helped his image...hurt him politically...lol...

You saw the timing. 2016. If you don’t rhink this was 100% political, you aren’t smart.