The Dispute Index

Trish Pearson

Co-owner, My Movers Moving and Storage (Springfield, Missouri).

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Trish Pearson on Labor Policy and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Trish Pearson

Trish Pearson

Role at the time: Co-owner, My Movers Moving and Storage

Condemned

Statement summary

Trish Pearson, co-owner of My Movers Moving and Storage, said the 32-hour workweek mandate would mean "paying everybody for an extra day when they're not working," with costs likely passed to customers.

“paying everybody for an extra day when they're not working”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Some Ozarks business owners raise concerns over 32-hour workweek bill
Why we used this label

Pearson directly condemns the bill's cost impact on her business, a substantive objection to the legislation.

Read statementShould Congress Enact Bernie Sanders’s 32-Hour Workweek Bill?

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