Stop the Attack on Child Labor Laws!

Stop the Attack on Child Labor Laws!

The Issue

The Maine GOP has decided they'll help get the economy back on track by putting the state's child labor laws on the chopping block.

Their proposals would allow kids to work longer hours during the school week for pay that is below the minimum wage. 

Such laws are simply another example of Republican attacks on working people and would distract students from their education while creating a source of cheap labor for state businesses. 

Child labor laws in Maine were first enacted in 1847, and have been progressively strengthened to protect kids. Join Change.org and tell Maine Republicans to end their attack on the state's child labor laws. 

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Antonio RamirezPetition StarterAntonio Ramirez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is currently a freelance writer in Mexico City. He has worked as a bilingual history teacher in Milwaukee and an agricultural migrant educator in rural Michigan. His work has been published in WireTap, The Nation and The Progressive.
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The Issue

The Maine GOP has decided they'll help get the economy back on track by putting the state's child labor laws on the chopping block.

Their proposals would allow kids to work longer hours during the school week for pay that is below the minimum wage. 

Such laws are simply another example of Republican attacks on working people and would distract students from their education while creating a source of cheap labor for state businesses. 

Child labor laws in Maine were first enacted in 1847, and have been progressively strengthened to protect kids. Join Change.org and tell Maine Republicans to end their attack on the state's child labor laws. 

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Antonio RamirezPetition StarterAntonio Ramirez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is currently a freelance writer in Mexico City. He has worked as a bilingual history teacher in Milwaukee and an agricultural migrant educator in rural Michigan. His work has been published in WireTap, The Nation and The Progressive.

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Petition created on April 26, 2011