Don’t force women to choose between healthy pregnancy and economic security
Three-quarters of females will be expecting and utilized at some issue in their life. Even so, a lot of employers — especially in minimal-wage occupations — deny temporary work modifications needed to preserve a healthy being pregnant while continuing to function. When these straightforward lodging (these types of as giving a stool or enable with weighty lifting) are denied, it can outcome in extreme medical implications, including premature delivery or miscarriage. Otherwise, employees might be forced out of their career, leaving them unable to deliver for their unborn boy or girl.
A recent Senate bill referred to as the Expecting Workers Fairness Act would outlaw these discrimination by making sure businesses with 15-moreover workers provide reasonable lodging for expecting workers. The invoice has bipartisan guidance and has been endorsed by teams this kind of as the ACLU, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Conference of Catholic Bishops. But irrespective of wide guidance, Sen. Mike Braun voted towards the PWFA as it handed by way of the Health, Schooling, Labor and Pensions Committee, when Sen. Todd Younger has not nevertheless unveiled his posture on the bill.
I urge our senators to vote in favor of this critical monthly bill so American women aren’t forced to select among a healthy being pregnant and their family’s economic stability.
Olivia Schneider
South Bend
Bipartisan strategy
Above $300,000 of St, Joseph County taxpayer dollars was spent on the redistricting lawsuit. Cash far better spent on other needs. In the upcoming there is a system to averting this occurring once again. Let the up coming redistricting prepare be completed by a nonpartisan citizen redistricting fee.
These kinds of a fee is composed of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Some commission members would be selected by the St. Joseph County Commissioners and St. Joseph County Council when other members would be selected by a non-partisan corporation related to the League of Ladies Voters. St. Joseph County Commissioners and St. Joseph County Council would agree to acknowledge the suggestions of the non-partisan citizen redistricting commission. Now is the time to build these a nonpartisan citizen redistricting fee to be ready for the next time redistricting occurs.
Cheryl Ashe
South Bend
Regard
I waited all 7 days to read information in the South Bend Tribune of the latest achievement of Notre Dame’s fencing group. Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia and his fencers gained back to back NCAA championships last weekend, but you would not obtain protection on the pages of our hometown paper. Please give these men and girls the regard due.
Linda DeCicco
Mishawaka
This write-up at first appeared on South Bend Tribune: Pregnant Employees Fairness Act would permit accommodations
