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Supporters of the Paid Sick Time Act in New York City held a spirited rally May 11 and then packed the City Council Chambers for a hearing on the bill. Rally speakers included representatives from Gay Men’s Health Crisis, the Women’s Chamber of Commerce, labor, a restaurant owner, a former chef from Make the Road [...]

More news and opinion coverage of the reintroduction of New York City’s paid sick days ordinance: Business Leaders, WFP Take Council’s Temperature On Paid Sick Leave, by Chris Bragg, City Hall, March 31, 2010 Building on Health Reform Momentum, NYC Workers Push for Paid Sick Days, by Michelle Chen, In These Times, March 27, 2010 [...]

Yesterday’s reintroduction of the New York City paid sick days ordinance garnered quite a bit of media attention. Supporters of the bill held a press event on the steps of City Hall, where workers and city council members gave passionate speeches about the need for this new labor standard. The next public event on the [...]

The New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition, the Family Values @ Work member coalition in New York, is co-hosting an event on Thursday, March 25 at noon, to celebrate the reintroduction of the Paid Sick Time Act in the New York City Council. Here’s the invitation: Stand with us at noon on the steps [...]

A new set of surveys and a national report from Restaurant Opportunities Centers United show that although the restaurant industry continues to prosper—even in the face of the economic crisis—most workers are still being denied the family-supporting policies that would make these jobs sustainable. Using data collected from restaurant worker surveys in Chicago, Metro Detroit, [...]