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

"If you're not paid for missed days, it literally means food off your table, bills unpaid, rent unpaid, then that can lead towards homelessness. Some of the people I know in the movement are currently homeless but still are fighting back against this," said Thompson. "I was very disappointed and disgusted that hard-working taxpayers this would have helped matters so little to them."Thompson helped gather signatures for the paid-sick-leave and minimum-wage-increase ballot initiative because of his experiences of working through illnesses and losing income when he had to take off to care for his ailing mother...

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