To: Gabz
But you are ignoring the view point of the waitstaff that chooses to smoke.I'm certain that the resturant has a break room, or can provide someplace for the waitstaff to go, when they want to smoke. Just like any other place of work.
From the perspective of the customer, I agree with your point of view. I don't want the gov't mandating smoke-free resturants; as the proprietor should make that decision. However, from the point of view of the employee's, the OSHA laws protect them; just like they protect us.
93 posted on
06/06/2003 12:57:36 PM PDT by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Hodar
Where you are wrong is that all of these smoke-free (read anti-smoker) ordinances even forbid break rooms or smoking lounges. that was my point.
If there was such a demand for smoke-free restaurants there would have been a lot more of them before now.
As it is, these types of laws and ordinances are also hurting those establishments that had chosen, voluntarily, to go smoke-free. The government mandates have taken away their marketing strategy and customer niche.
104 posted on
06/06/2003 1:12:02 PM PDT by
Gabz
(anti-smokers = personification of everything wrong in this country)
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