Fall National Meeting

[flow4areasonuno]

I wonder why no one has brought that up as a counter to the trope of "we are closing these stores because of all the stealing".
Could the fact that many of the cities are passing minimum wage laws that are much higher than the state and some that are making laws about employers have to treat their employees?
It seems like the retail companies would find that much more annoying because cutting wages and messing with schedules (and stealing wages) has always been the best way to stay profitable.

Are any of those stores attempting collective action, too?

 

[redeye58]

Could the fact that many of the cities are passing minimum wage laws that are much higher than the state and some that are making laws about employers have to treat their employees?
It seems like the retail companies would find that much more annoying because cutting wages and messing with schedules (and stealing wages) has always been the best way to stay profitable.

Could also be the 'Walmart factor' too.
Walmart used to leverage building new stores in small towns with the lure of jobs by demanding property tax cuts for X number of years. After the tax cuts were set to expire, Walmart would shut down the store & leave town:

When Walmart Leaves Town

Two small towns in rural Illinois recently lost their Walmart stores -- more than three decades after the retail giant came in and pushed out mom and pop…

www.nprillinois.org

Financial Toll Revealed In OK Towns Abandoned By Walmart

<p>Months ago, Walmart closed several stores in our state and now the fallout is being felt in cities where the retail giant decided to leave town. Five months ago Walmart closed six “Neighborhood Market” stores in Oklahoma. From Wewoka to Luther and in Stroud City officials have now seen the...

www.newson6.com

https://www.consumerreports.org/consumerist/what-happens-when-walmart-decides-to-close-a-store/

https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/pdf/wmtstudy.pdf

 

[redeye58]

As to cities passing minimum wage ordinances, the Texas legislature passed a heinous piece of law called the "Death Star" bill. Under the guise of 'streamlining laws to avoid patchwork ordinances from city to city' it prohibits them from passing any ordinance that goes against state guidelines, which means local laws that mandated frequent water breaks for construction workers during the recent heat wave would be struck down. Municipalities dealing with plastic bag litter would not be able to prohibit the use of single use bags at stores, towns relying on water wells would be unable to prohibit fracking, rural areas mandating a living wage from new companies would be barred & so on.
It effectively took away local governance gradually replacing it with a police state.

Texas' 'Death Star' could kill a slew of local laws. Here's how.

That's no moon: A bill on the governor's desk could eviscerate local control by cities and counties, impacting everything from worker protections to disaster declarations.

www.kut.org

 

[commiecorvus]

As to cities passing minimum wage ordinances, the Texas legislature passed a heinous piece of law called the "Death Star" bill. Under the guise of 'streamlining laws to avoid patchwork ordinances from city to city' it prohibits them from passing any ordinance that goes against state guidelines, which means local laws that mandated frequent water breaks for construction workers during the recent heat wave would be struck down. Municipalities dealing with plastic bag litter would not be able to prohibit the use of single use bags at stores, towns relying on water wells would be unable to prohibit fracking, rural areas mandating a living wage from new companies would be barred & so on.
It effectively took away local governance gradually replacing it with a police state.

Texas' 'Death Star' could kill a slew of local laws. Here's how.

That's no moon: A bill on the governor's desk could eviscerate local control by cities and counties, impacting everything from worker protections to disaster declarations.

www.kut.org

And here I thought Republicans wanted "big government" out of local issues.
They are the ones that keep saying folks should be able to determine things at a local level and that it isn't right for government to get involved.
I guess that's only true if it doesn't affect businesses.
Because we all know who the Republicans actually care about.

 

[Ringwraith917]

@redeye58
Texas is a whole 'nother country indeed, it's nuts.
In the meantime the municipalities should consider passing incentives for compliance rather than fines for noncompliance. That gets around those laws.
For instance any retail store with a Zero Plastic Bag policy could get a tax break, or a credit on waste disposal bills.

 

[Reshop Ninja]

As to cities passing minimum wage ordinances, the Texas legislature passed a heinous piece of law called the "Death Star" bill. Under the guise of 'streamlining laws to avoid patchwork ordinances from city to city' it prohibits them from passing any ordinance that goes against state guidelines, which means local laws that mandated frequent water breaks for construction workers during the recent heat wave would be struck down. Municipalities dealing with plastic bag litter would not be able to prohibit the use of single use bags at stores, towns relying on water wells would be unable to prohibit fracking, rural areas mandating a living wage from new companies would be barred & so on.
It effectively took away local governance gradually replacing it with a police state.

Texas' 'Death Star' could kill a slew of local laws. Here's how.

That's no moon: A bill on the governor's desk could eviscerate local control by cities and counties, impacting everything from worker protections to disaster declarations.

www.kut.org

😨 That is fucking terrifying.

 

[redeye58]

😨 That is fucking terrifying.

Think that's bad?
More from the 'state of denial':

A Texas county that borders New Mexico is the latest to consider an abortion travel ban

Cochran County commissioners meet Thursday to discuss the ban. Abortion-rights supporters say the bans are unenforceable and meant to stoke fear.

www.texastribune.org

While the Death Star bill purports to end local ordinances like this, officials are looking the other way.
*sound of crickets*

 

[countingsheep]

Time to cut them off and let them sink into the ocean