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Smokers'Advocate .If NE 99() A SI.:RVI('E ()F i'1111,1[' .MORRIS .S.A. VOI,|'MI.', ISSI~E 6 Employee Privacy F, acus Of New Laws In Kentucky, Colora, do And Tennessee The right of an employee to be left alone during non-working hours received a giant boost recently when the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Colorado each enacted a law to prevent employ- ersfrom firinganindividualbecausehe or she smokes off-the-job. While the laws in Kentucky and Tennessee aredesigned specifically to protect employees who choose to smoke, the Colorado legislation goes even further by protecting employees who engage in almost all legal activities during non-working hours. Passage of these laws indicates a growing resistance nationwide to employers who try to dic- tate personal behavior during non-working hours. A previous issue of Smokers' Advocate re- ported the findings of a nationwide poll confirming this trend. The vast majority of those surveyed felt employers had no business prying into the private lives of employees. In fact, 76 percent said an em- ployer has no right to deny a job to an individual because he or she smokes, and 74 percent said an employer does not have the right to require that an HOTLINE Let us know what's happening in your area. Call the Hottine toll-free weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT. employee or job candidate quit smoking. The new laws in Colorado, Kentucky and Tennessee also reflect a growing legislative trend. State lawmakers are increasingly aware of constitu- ent concerns about employers "butting in" during non-working hours. Legislation to protect workers from the whims of employers is currently pending in eight states: Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Alabama, Delaware, Soath Carolina and Illinois. El DID IT HAPPEN TO YOU? Were you fired or not hired for a job be- cause you smoked or engaged in some other perfectly legal behavior off-the-job with which an employer disagreed? Or do you know some- one this happened to? If so, we want to know! Discrimination based on personal life- style choices is unfair, and in some instances illegal. As we continue our efforts to fight for smokers' fights, we need to know what types of employment discrimination exist, and just how widespread the problem is. Please take a few minutes to send us a note detailin~ any example of employment discrimination with which you are familiar. Send it to us at the following ad- dress: Smokers' Advocate Art: Discrimination Philip Morris U.S_~L 120 Park Avenue New York, NewYork 10017 120 PA~<AwN~r~ • NzwYom~ N~wYomx 10017 TI21012422

NORTHEAST New I-Iam~shire. About that new law to segregate smokers and non-smokers: Its barkis worse than its bite. Some imoor- tant exemptions: restaurantswith under 50 seats; private functions in public place s, like hotel meeting rooms; and businesses with fewer than four employees. (No~: That in- dudes nearly 45 percent of New Hampshire busi- nesses.) MID-ATLANTIC STATEWATCH what you pay now. GovemorBlanchard's reaction so far is lukewarm at best. He doesn't want new taxes. Write and tell him you don't either. MIDWEST Victory In Illinois! Score round one for the good guys. More than 5,000 letters from Metra riders derail anti-smoker.s. Strongsmokerresponse persuaded the Metra board to put the brakes on its plan to ban smoking on the Chicago commuter rail system. Don't let up. the .pressure. ,~¢torv In VirgL~.~! Raise cigarette taxes? Not in Richmond you don't! The City Council unani- mously rejected a proposed consumer excise tax hike of $2-per-carton. The reason given for the tax proposal: To shift the tax burden from property owners to consumers (read "smokers"). Note: There are already 29 municipal cigarette tax laws in effect throughout the Old Dominion. SOUTH Victorvj In Iowa! New state law upholds your fight to light up in arestaurant. Governor Branstad signed a bill to require, smokin~ sections in restaurants that seat 50 or more customers. Wisconsin. Despite alack of support during the leg- islative session, Speaker Loftus, who is running for governor, continues to publicly support a $1.00-per- carton cigarette tax hike. Revenueswould be used to provide health care for the poor. Florida. It's not,gver 'til it's over,. Smokers won round one when the House rejected Governor Martinez' proposed $1.90-per-carton excise tax hike. But then the House approved a 90-cent- per- carton increase. The measure now awaits action by the Senate. Letyour state.senat0r know that you oopose any increase in the state cigarette tax. Louisiana. State Rep. Laborde introduced the tax provision of Governor Roemefs budget which means trouble for smokers. The proposalindudes a $1.00-per-carton hike in the state's cigarette excise tax. Write your legislators and the governor and let them know that any increase in the cigarette ex- cise tax is "Blue Bayou." EAST CENTRAL ~. Get ready for a fight. Rep. Perry Bullard wants to boost consumer excise taxes on cigarettes by $2.50-per-carton, more than double GREAT PLAINS Victory In Kansas! Antis tromped in Topeka! The House nixes a 50-cent-per-carton consumer excise tax increase after Senate approval. One legislator says the House "isn't in a taxing mood." What he doesn't say is that the House isn't in a taxing mood because of all the letters from smokers. ~,~ctory In Nebraska! A bill to toughen workplace smokingrestrictionswas defeated onthefloor. Don't forget to thank your lawmakers. WE~ .~ctorg In ~olorado! Another blow to the antis as an administrative law judge rules that not enough valid petition signatures were submitted to qualify a $2.50-per-carton cigarette tax increase proposal for the November ballot. Smokers aren't out of the woods yet, however, as antis are expected to appeal. T!21012423

Scientists At International Conference Dispute "Passive Smoke" More than 80 scientists from around the world convened at McGill University in Montreal, Canada to review the available data on envi- ronmental tobacco smoke (ETS), includ- ing new information published since the highly-publicized U.S. Surgeon General's report in 1986. After more than two days of open discussion, conference participants con- cluded that "the published data do not sup- port the notion that environmental tobacco smoke (E'IB) is a health hazard." A conference organizer characterized this finding as "one of the most striking consensus views emanating from this conference." WORLDWATCH Scientists reviewing the data disputed claims that the scientific case against ETS had been made, noting that most of the studies attempting to demonstrate a link between ETS and ad- verse health effects were flawed and in- conclusive. Their recommendation was for more and better research. Participants also disputed the notion that ETS was synonymous with indoor air pollution, noting that only 2 to 4 percent of indoor air quality complaints in so called "sick buildings" are traceable to ETS. One organizer summed up the proceedings by saying "it appears premature to take any sort of regulatory action with regard to ETS at this point." ~ California Media Campaign Harasses Smok A controversial media campaign to harass and intimidate smokers has begun in California. The $28.6 million campaign, which includes television, radio and print ads, is being paid for by part of the revenues generated by Proposition 99, the 1988 ballot initiative that added 25 cents to every pack of cigarettes purchased in California. "Smokers are being forced to pay for their own harassment," noted Thomas Lauria of The Tobacco Institute. Although the moneywas supposed to be spent to educate the public about smoking, the California Department of Health chose instead to launch a glitzy public relations campaign, one designed to ridicule adult smokers and the tobacco industry. But not everyone agrees with the aggressive nature of the Health Department's advertising cam- paign. Three California television stations have re- fused to air one of the ads, charging that it was ~in- flammatory.~ Sarita Fliess of KG0-TVhi San Francisco told the United Press International that her station re- jected the ad because ~it trashes the industry, as if that industry...should be in the ashcan.~ The negative campaign was created by the CaLifornia advertising agency Keye/Donna/ Pearlstein, which is earning about 82.8 million in smokers' excise tax dollars in commissions. 21 HAVE TI21012424

Health Guardians Take Ribbing After "Great American Meatout" Flop At least some of the nation's self- appointed health watchdogs, those people who habitually nag other people about lifestyle choices including diet and physical ap- pearance, had egg on their faces following the dismal failure of the sixth annual "GreatAm erican Meatout." According to The New York Times, the one-day boycott of meat was sponsored by the Farm Animal Reform Movement as a way to promote vegetarianism. The group claims that raising livestock is cruel to animals, wastes farm- land and is environmentally dangerous. Events organized to commemorate the "Meatout" included a protest outside Jim's Steaks in Philadelphia, famous for its steak and cheese sandwiches. Protestors handed out anti-meat fliers, carrots and orange slices. But, The Times reported, the protestors did not have much luck, as business seemed normal. "If they don't want to eat it, they don'thave to," one cheese steak lover commented. Q Gamblers Tell Anti-Smoker Casino "No Dice" Proprietors of Reno's Ponderosa Hotel-Casino, who marked their establishment's grand opening with a serf-right- eous announcement that patrons who chose to smoke were out of luck, have apparently fallen on some hard times themselves. According to the United Press Interna- tional news service, Bob Rusk and Joe Kishmid, the establishement's owners, put their money on the belief that enough gambIers would share their anti-smoking zeal to ensure the casino's prosperity. But the owners soon found that they had misjudged their prospective patrons, and business floundered. Lady luck finally ran out when The Pon- derosa was shut down in late February following a rent dispute. And when the restaurant-bar was reopened in late April, the two owners decided to allow smoking. In addition, the anti-smoker own- ers are considering allowing smoking in some hotel rooms and in the casino when they are reopened. El 120 P~Av~Nt~z * NEw Yore, N~-wYom I0017 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Schenectady, NY Permit No. 255 A sr.Rv~cz oF Pumu, Mo~ms U.SA. A Dnas~o~ OF PmnP Mozms I~COReO~AT~.D © 1990 l~v Mom,s U.S_A. T!21012425

REVISED 3/29/90 Field Coordinators Frank Bickford The Bickford Group 3330 "C" Street Anchorage, AK 99503 Office: (907) 563-8526 Fax: (907) 562-2652 Representinq Alaska, Hawaii RJR Contact RM Ed Brady 2810 Arrowhead Drive Bloomington, IL 61704 Office: (309) 829-8277 Office: (309) 664-0033 Home: (309) 662-6160 Fax: (309) 827-7456 Illinois RM Pat Buckley 4621 Seminary Road, T-2 Alexandria, VA 22304 Office: (703) 370-0010 Fax: (703) 370-2475 Home: (703) 370-0165 Matthew Dowd Public Strategies 620 Congress Ave., Suite 310 Austin, TX 78701 Office: (512)4474-8848 Fax: (512) 474-0120 Home: (512) 352-6455 7Pennsylvania, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland Texas MS MP Jim Ellis 4 Little Pine Lane Exeter, NH 03833 Office: (603) 778-3141 Fax: (603) 772-6471 Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire MS Bob Fackler Grass Roots Consulting 330 Zircon Lane Plymouth, Minnesota 55447 Office: (612) 476-4616 Fax: (612) 476-4306 Home: (612) 476-4255 Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota MP Ti21012426

Field Coordinators Will Fox 137 West County Line Road, Suite 5 Littleton, CO 80126 Office: (303) 797-1396 Fax: (303) 797-1396 Representinq Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming RJR Contact MP Bruce Hennes Hermes & Associates 2910 Hampshire Road Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Office: (216) 932-6336 Fax: (216) 932-2226 Home: (216) 321-4670 Ohio RM Chris Holt Brighton Group Inc. 5518 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50312 Office: (515) 255-2818 Fax: (515) 255-3605 Home: (515) 279-7730 Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska MS Janet Hughes 113 Aspen Court Columbia, SC 29212 Office: (803) 749-1291 Fax: (803) 749-1293 Home: (803) 781-3594 Georgia, South Carolina, Florida (part) MP Ed Jenkins Business Address: P.O. Box 1184 Huntington, WV 25714 Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia Home Address: 439 12th Avenue Huntington, WV 25701 (Works out of his home, but has a separate business address) Higgins: (304) 529-2427 Office/Fax: (304) 529-2404 Home: (304) 529-3096 MP TI21012427

Field Coordinators Mark McCollum The McCollum Group, Inc. 8625 SW Cascade Avenue, Suite 220 Beaverton, OR 97005 Office: (503) 641-5805 Fax: (503) 641-0714 Home: (503) 643-5936 Representinq Oregon, Washington RJR Contact MP Open Michigan, Indiana MS Bill Paschall Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas 615 W. Markham, Suite 109 Little Rock, AR 72201 Office: (501) 376-3729 Higgins/Fax: (501) 376-3817 (If fax will not transmit, call Bill and ask him to switch off Higgins and on to Fax) MP Tim Pueyo. 2435 Polk Street, Suite 8 San Francisco, CA 94109 Office: (415) 474-6295 Fax: (415) 474-3366 Northern Cal ifornia MS Gregg A. Rackin & Associates, Inc. 127 Old Short Hills Road, #200 West Orange, NJ 07052 Office: (201) 325-2525 Fax: (201) 325-3772 Home: (201) 325-7430 New York, New Jersey MS John Rainey 5611Creedmoor Road Suite 131 Raleigh, NC 27612 Office: (919) 870-0/99 Fax: (919) 870-0799 North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania (part) Retainer & Expenses - Send to: John Rainey 398 West Bryant Street Enfield, NC 27823 MS T121012428

Field Coordinators Jeffrey R. Schmidt 418 Morning Sun Drive Birmingham, AL 35242 Office: (205) 995-0930 Fax: (205) 995-0930 Representinq Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi RJR Contact MP Bob Schuman 2307 Galveston Street San Diego, CA 92110 Office: (619) 276-5808 Fax: (619) 276-1336 Southern California, Meetinq Coord. MS Toby J., Spangler 809 West Hays Street Boise, Idaho 83702 Home: (208) 336-5484 Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada RM Elizabeth Veanus New York, Connecticut 1060 America Avenue Babylon, NY 11702 Office: (516) 587-0664 - effective 4/5/90 Fax: (516) 587-0853 - effectuve 4/5/90 Home: (516) 587-7355 RM Kenneth W. Walton & Assoc. 2551Blairstone Pines Drive Tallahassee, FL 32301 Office: (904) 942-2555 Fax: (904) 878-7491 Home: (904) 877-1073 Car: (904) 545-5672 Florida RM Meetinq Coordinators Mike Stratton and Rick Reiter Stratton, Reiter, Dupree & Durante 1625 Downing Street Denver, CO 80218 Office: (303) 831-9016 Fax: (303) 831-8221 Secretary: Melinda RJR Contact TH TI21012429