As Tallahassee enters its second-to-last week of the legislative session, activists from across the state are watching closely as bills that seek to undermine worker’s rights try to move through both chambers. These bills — SB 726, HB 655, & SB 1216 — would destroy our efforts to protect workers from wage theft, as well as Orange County’s efforts to win paid sick-leave, by stripping local control in favor of special interests. (Learn more about Orange County’s fight by visiting the website:HOME RULE HYPOCRITES.)
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, the Senate will be voting on SB 726 and HB 655.
How will these bills affect workers throughout the state?
SB726 *Paid Sick Leave Preemption*
- Bans local government sick leave ordinances.
- Forms an Employer Sponsored Benefits Task Force to evaluate and analyze the effects of statewide preemption.
HB655 *TOTAL PREEMPTION*
- Strips the home rule of local governments by restricting county level ordinances like our newly passed Wage Recovery Ordinance!
- Bans counties from passing living wage ordinances, partner benefits, earned sick time benefits and any other pro-worker ordinance dealing with pay and benefits.
- Sets back years of progress at the local level to help struggling communities lift out of poverty.
READ A POWERFUL TAMPA BAY TIMES EDITORIAL ON THE ISSUE HERE
Call Senator Rob Bradley (R-Alachua) ‘s Tallahassee Office: (850) 487-5007 and ask him to STOP undermining home rule and local democracy. This is no longer about an individual issue, but about a citizen’s right to be represented fairly at every level of government.
Not in Alachua?
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Tell your senator: “AS A VOTER IN YOUR DISTRICT, I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON SB726 and HB655. THESE BILLS WOULD BE DISASTROUS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. STOP UNDERMINING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PREVENTING PROTECTION FOR WORKERS.”
The Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force 