And thanks to the usual anemic turnout, our state legislature is run by even worse wingnuts than the last batch:
HARRISBURG – The Republican-dominated state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would invalidate Philadelphia’s new mandatory paid sick-leave law.
The bill, which passed 37 to 12, would effectively preempt local governments from requiring companies to provide workers with paid sick days. The measure’s supporters say it is necessary to have uniform rules across the state for businesses to operate.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. John Eichelberger (R., Blair) called Philadelphia’s new sick-leave law “a mistake.”
Critics of Eichelberger’s bill, many from Philadelphia, said it would disproportionately hurt low-income workers who often work through illness for fear of losing their jobs – and stomps on Philadelphia’s right to decide what kind of business climate and practices it wants within its borders.
The bill “denies the city of Philadelphia the right to govern itself,” said Sen. Vincent Hughes (D., Philadelphia), ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Municipal Statehood.
I think that Terry Southern has been making up most of the political news stories for the last 40 years.
Or maybe Kafka has.
That’s a great way to spread disease and kill off workers, too! Win-win for the wing-nuts.