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Smoke Free Indy wants to thank the councillors who have supported and led the fight to make Indianapolis a healthier city to live and work in.
We will continue to work to make sure ALL workers are protected by law against the serious health hazards from secondhand smoke.
Proposal 371 , which would make workplaces, including bars, bowling alleys and clubs, smoke free, was not defeated. The smoke free workplace proposal is very much alive and this issue is just as important to the workers and residents of Indianapolis today as it was yesterday and it will remain tomorrow.
We are hopeful and confident that the Indianapolis-Marion County City Council will adopt a comprehensive smoke free workplace in the near future, just as so many other municipalities, states and countries have done.
Indianapolis was not among the first major world-class cities to adopt a comprehensive smoke free workplace policy to protect all workers, but we do not want to be the last to adopt this common sense smoke free solution that protects the health of workers and improve the economic viability and quality of life for the people of Indianapolis.
YOU CAN HELP MAKE INDIANAPOLIS A SMOKE FREE CITY!
There are workers that were left behind after the current law was implemented in March of 2006. We know that secondhand smoke is deadly, not just a mere annoyance. We believe that all workers should have the same protection…whether you work in an office or bar, whether you took the bar exam or you are a bartender; the law should cover all. Let’s make Indianapolis a truly, world class city.
This is what you can do:
- Write a letter, email or call your councillor and ask him/her to support Proposal 371 (Click here to find out who your councillor is).
- Write a letter, email or call the Mayor and ask him to support Proposal 371.
- Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper in support of smoke free workplaces.
- Sign up to support smoke free workplaces.
- If you are currently working in a smoking establishment and would like to tell your story, click here.
