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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 [...]

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 [...]

New York Paid Family Leave Coalition members will gather on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, on the steps of New York City Hall to announce the introduction of a proposed paid sick days ordinance. The event will begin at 12 noon and is sponsored by the A Better Balance, Make the Road New York, Working Families [...]

You can now follow the New York paid sick days and family leave insurance campaigns on Facebook and Twitter. Check the campaigns out at: Time to Care NY on Twitter New Yorkers Deserve Paid Sick Days on Facebook

Super-sized germs moved among New Yorkers on Monday … not to spread disease, but a simple message: When almost half of the workers in New York don’t receive paid sick days, it’s a public health hazard. They had their moment in the sun at Union Square as part of a costume contest to select the [...]

New York Paid Sick Days coalition member A Better Balance, with Community Service Society, have released a new report, “Sick in the City: What the Lack of Paid Leave Means for Working New Yorkers. The report found that nearly half of New York City workers do not have paid sick leave, and nearly two-thirds of [...]

New York Paid Sick Days coalition partner Make the Road New York led a march and rally for paid sick days on October 1, 2009. The rally was attended by many city council members. The city ordinance now has 39 co-sponsors in the 51-member council. The march was covered in the New York Post: Make [...]