Tobacco Related Legislative Goals Smokefree Legislation

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Tobacco Related Legislative GoalsSmokefree
Legislation

• We need comprehensive legislation to protect
  employees it is not about customers who can go
  elsewhere but about safe workplaces for workers
  who cannot!
• This is a public health not a business decision
  we dont leave clean food preparation to the
  whims of the business owner, why should we leave
  smokefree workplaces?

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Smokefree Legislation

• How do we get it?
• State-wide legislation is very attractive but it
  is
• easily corrupted by the tobacco lobby everyone
• wants an exception (casinos, bars, restaurants)
• Local control brings
• local debate and community change
• ease of enactment policy makers responsive to
  local wishes
• ease of enforcement
• Most of the states that have achieved
  state-wide legislation
• have started with local control e.g. Illinois

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The goal for the coming session -repeal
pre-emption -gain local controlWith your help
we can do it- grass roots organizing- pass
resolutions at the city and county
level