Apropos Quote: The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. - Thomas Paine
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 09:15
Governor Paul LePage of Maine is a repeat offender thugpublican. He wants to roll back child labor laws. A national advocacy group fighting for the rights of lower-wage workers has a new ad out criticizing Maine's governor for trying to loosen the state's employment standards.
"Governor Paul LePage wants to roll back child labor laws," says the narrator of the spot, which is sponsored by the National Employment Law Project (NELP) and the progressive Maine People's Alliance (MPA). "He supports legislation to have kids work longer hours, later at night and for less than minimum wage."
Last month, The Huffington Post spoke with Rep. Bruce Bickford (R), one of the co-sponsors of LD 1346. He argued that the government should stop standing in the way on child labor issues.
"This is in no way an attempt to abuse child labor, which some may look at and say, 'We've fought hard for kids and we've done this or that,'" he said. "Kids have parents. Let the parents be responsible for the kids. It's not up to the government to regulate everybody's life and lifestyle. Take the government away. Let the parents take care of their kids."
Read the complete HuffPost Article.
LePage's contact details. Use them!
Mailing Address
Office of the Governor
#1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
Phone
207-287-3531
888-577-6690 (TTY)
Fax
207-287-1034
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