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Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage.

The move marked a major victory for the state’s largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers’ rights advocates, who had spent years — and millions of dollars — building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28.

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[-] [email protected] 87 points 1 day ago

Welcome to America, the game show where your votes don’t matter and you’ll get deported by ICE if you defend your rights.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

I welcome them to try it. We'll all race across life's finish line, together.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees," as the saying goes...

Certainly does beg the question though, as to what happened to all those 'dont tread on me!', 'muh 2nd mendment' people who seem intensely concerned about their right to bear arms against an unlawful oppressor conveniently right up until one shows up...

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Indeed. I'm wondering as well. But I come from new York city, where the saying was always: talk is cheap.

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