Today, 43 million private-sector workers do not have access to paid sick days. But there is a solution. And Washington State Senator Patty Murray is charging full speed ahead towards making that solution a reality in America. Senator Murray and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)…
Flu season peaks this month. Public health officials tell us to stay home at the first sign of fever but millions of American workers can’t afford to take off work and far too many fear that staying home with the…
The Work and Family Agenda A new baby, a bout of flu, or a cancer diagnosis too often leads to a family crisis. Forcing workers to choose between their job and their health, or that of a loved one, is…
First it was Portland, Oregon on March 13th. Then Philadelphia on the 14th. And just last night, Council members in New York City settled on a compromise to make the Big Apple the latest U.S. city – and the third…
40% of private-sector workers (including 70% of low-wage workers) have no paid sick days. The Healthy Families Act aims to change that.
The flu is pretty common. It’s the lack of paid sick days that sets us apart.
When the first cases of the H1N1 virus (swine flu) were confirmed in America back in April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised that sick individuals stay home from work or school. “Influenza is thought to spread mainly…
