UPDATE: The Coalition for a Smoke-Free Chicago is really stepping up the campaign to help make Chicago smoke free. As you my have heard, last week the City Council\'s Health Committee unanimously passed the proposal to ban smoking in all indoor areas and it is up for a full council vote at the end of November. But the fight is not over. The Illinois Restaurant Association (who claims to be working in our interest) handed in a last-minute ordinance which they have asked the City Council to review. The ordinance allows for too many exemptions and will create such an uneven playing field for establishments it will create the problem they claim to be trying to avoid which is loss of business and our jobs. We need to tell the Aldermen of Chicago that we - as restaurant, bar, hotel and food service employees - want a 100% comprehensive smoking ban in Chicago. This is the only we can guarantee our health and jobs.
This petition is intended for restaurant, bar, and hotel employees in Chicago who support the proposed ban on smoking in our work places. Your signature on this petition is not only a show of support for the proposed ban but a voice against the Illinois Restaurant Association and the Heartland Institute, the major opponents of the ban. They say they represent us, they say we want to work in smoke filled rooms, they say we
I have been spending my shifts listening to coworkers talk about the health problems caused by secondhand smoke. Seeing how many people actually want this change gives me the energy to keep pushing back against the special interest groups trying to sabotage our safety.
October 17, 2005
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of every late shift I spent coughing in a smoke-filled kitchen. It is powerful to see so many of us finally refusing to let the industry lobbyists pretend they speak for our health.
Reached 100 supporters
October 17, 2005
6 Comments
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David Jordan
20 years ago
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THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ME. I want a clean workplace just like everyone else.
M
Mike Vogel
20 years ago
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tired of coming home smelling like an ashtray every single night. my clothes and hair reek. let us work without breathing this crap in.
S
Sarah Lambert
20 years ago
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been a server for 5 years and my lungs are already killing me. enough is enough. pass the ban already!
B
Brian Medina
20 years ago
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if bars in other cities can do it so can we. stop making excuses for the owners.
J
Jessica Nash
21 years ago
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it is about time. so sick of customers blowing smoke in my face while im trying to take their order.
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Elena Ferguson
21 years ago
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my throat hurts after every shift. please help us out here.
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UPDATE: The Coalition for a Smoke-Free Chicago is really stepping up the campaign to help make Chicago smoke free. As you my have heard, last week the City Council\'s Health Committee unanimously passed the proposal to ban smoking in all indoor areas and it is up for a full council vote at the end of November. But the fight is not over. The Illinois Restaurant Association (who claims to be working in our interest) handed in a last-minute ordinance which they have asked the City Council to review. The ordinance allows for too many exemptions and will create such an uneven playing field for establishments it will create the problem they claim to be trying to avoid which is loss of business and our jobs. We need to tell the Aldermen of Chicago that we - as restaurant, bar, hotel and food service employees - want a 100% comprehensive smoking ban in Chicago. This is the only we can guarantee our health and jobs.
This petition is intended for restaurant, bar, and hotel employees in Chicago who support the proposed ban on smoking in our work places. Your signature on this petition is not only a show of support for the proposed ban but a voice against the Illinois Restaurant Association and the Heartland Institute, the major opponents of the ban. They say they represent us, they say we want to work in smoke filled rooms, they say we
I have been spending my shifts listening to coworkers talk about the health problems caused by secondhand smoke. Seeing how many people actually want this change gives me the energy to keep pushing back against the special interest groups trying to sabotage our safety.
October 17, 2005
Seeing this momentum grow reminds me of every late shift I spent coughing in a smoke-filled kitchen. It is powerful to see so many of us finally refusing to let the industry lobbyists pretend they speak for our health.
Reached 100 supporters
October 17, 2005
6 Comments
D
David Jordan
20 years ago
Featured
THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ME. I want a clean workplace just like everyone else.
M
Mike Vogel
20 years ago
Featured
tired of coming home smelling like an ashtray every single night. my clothes and hair reek. let us work without breathing this crap in.
S
Sarah Lambert
20 years ago
Featured
been a server for 5 years and my lungs are already killing me. enough is enough. pass the ban already!
B
Brian Medina
20 years ago
Featured
if bars in other cities can do it so can we. stop making excuses for the owners.
J
Jessica Nash
21 years ago
Featured
it is about time. so sick of customers blowing smoke in my face while im trying to take their order.
E
Elena Ferguson
21 years ago
Featured
my throat hurts after every shift. please help us out here.
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THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ME. I want a clean workplace just like everyone else.