Month: October 2011
October 19, 2011
Marjorie J. Hill, CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis, NY
“As a civilized society we have the ability to place public good over individual cost. That’s why we have a minimum wage, child labor laws,…
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October 19, 2011
John Fleck, President of Denver Area Labor Federation, CO
"Labor is committed to winning minimum protections for all workers, so that no one has to risk their job to care for a loved one."
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October 19, 2011
Makini Howell, Owner of Plum Bistro in Seattle, WA
"For me, providing paid sick days is about public health. It’s also smart business to maintain high employee morale and retention. But, most fundamentally, it’s…
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October 19, 2011
Heather Howard, Former Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, NJ
"The benefits for working families provided by Family Leave Insurance go beyond financial security. Having the time to bond with a new baby or care…
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October 13, 2011
Philadelphia City Council Approves Paid Sick Days
The Philadelphia city council voted 15-2 in favor of an amended living wage policy that will now require businesses that have contracts with or receive…
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October 11, 2011
Minnesota
TakeAction Minnesota works with our 26 organizational members and 11,000 individual members to make change that matters to Minnesotans. We believe that access to paid…
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October 8, 2011
Ellen Bravo on Fox and Friends
Ellen Bravo discusses the benefits of paid sick days for families, public health and business on Fox and Friends. "If we want to value…
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October 6, 2011
NEW LAW TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA’S PREGNANT WORKERS SIGNED
New common-sense law protects women from losing health care coverage during pregnancy-disability leave SAN FRANCISCO–California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law today that…
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