Support Nebraska Workers: Take 5 Minutes to Submit a Comment by FRIDAY Noon
Workers across Nebraska should have the dignity of a safe work environment, and the decency of adequate support should a workplace injury occur. Take 5 minutes to submit a public comment by noon on Friday to better support all Nebraskans in finding the healing and support they need if injured on the job, and enhance meatpacking worker safety through much-needed transparency. See quick steps below!
This Monday, January 31, is an important day for workers across the state, as the Nebraska Legislature (Business and Labor Committee) will discuss two important bills:
- LB 719 ensures better support for Nebraskans injured on the job by updating Nebraska’s workers’ compensation rates, a worker’s right to choose their own doctor, and the availability of translation services in workers’ comp medical exams (bill introduced by Sen. Adam Morfeld). See this LB719 fact sheet.
- LB 871 increases transparency in meatpacking plants by increasing the state’s meatpacking coordinator to full-time and clarifying data included in their annual report, as well as updating requirements for translating key employment information (bill introduced by Sen. Matt Hansen).
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR WORKERS
- Submit online public comments by 12 pm CT on Friday, January 28.
- Click on the “Submit Comments Online for LB 719” box, select “Yes” to include your comment in the Hearing Record, and add your comment as a “Proponent” of the bill.
- Sample message: Please vote FOR LB 719 to ensure all Nebraskans can find the healing and support they need if injured on the job. I support this bill because [add why it’s important to you].
- Click on the “Submit Comments Online for LB 871” box, select “Yes” to include your comment in the Hearing Record, and add your comment as “Proponent” of the bill.
- Sample message: Please vote FOR LB 871 to strengthen meatpacking worker safety through much-needed transparency. I support this bill because [add why it’s important to you].
- Click on the “Submit Comments Online for LB 719” box, select “Yes” to include your comment in the Hearing Record, and add your comment as a “Proponent” of the bill.
- Testify in-person or watch the live stream of the Business and Labor Committee hearing on Monday, January 31 at 1:30 pm CT.
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Nebraskans who are our family members, friends, and neighbors do essential work to fuel our economy and feed our communities. Let’s join together in support for common sense changes that protect our fellow Nebraskans. The time is now.