Month: July 2012
July 31, 2012
Celebrating our Movement: National Summit on Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave
by Ellen Bravo “Inspired.” “Energized.” “Proud.” “Honored.” These were the comments we heard from the more than 200 activists from around the country who gathered…
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July 27, 2012
Paid Sick Days in New York: A Burning Issue
by Martha Baker Record high temperatures and a blistering sun were no deterrent to hundreds of New York women as we gathered on the steps…
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July 27, 2012
Family Values Can’t End at the Workplace Door
Who takes care of the caretaker’s daughter when the caretaker’s busy taking care? Or for that matter, who cares for the seamstress’s son or the…
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July 26, 2012
In Bloomberg’s Healthy NYC, Still Afraid to Take (on) Sick Days
Why is regulating soda size okay -- but mandating sick days taboo? It's more complicated than you think. Bloomberg and Quinn appear together at a…
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July 24, 2012
Women for Paid Sick Days
Some policy questions are difficult. Here are a few easy ones: Should people who handle food for a living have to work while contagious? Should…
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July 23, 2012
Paid-Sick-Leave Fight Escalates in New York City, Expands Across the Nation
NEW YORK CITY—Flanked by a hundred-some supporters at a press conference on Wednesday, labor leaders and feminist activists announced a new initiative to push a…
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July 22, 2012
Which Side Are You On? Activists Launch “Women for Paid Sick Days” Campaign to Press Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn
Prominent women leaders are calling on Quinn to allow a vote on paid sick days legislation, but will she go against the wishes of her…
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July 20, 2012
Is Paid Sick Leave Good for Business?
A group of influential women, led by feminist author Gloria Steinem, is making a renewed push in New York for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn…
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July 19, 2012
Give New Yorkers Paid Sick Days
Fears over harm to city economy are misguided For many women in New York City, the idea of electing a female mayor, thus shattering…
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July 18, 2012
Chris Quinn Faces Renewed Paid Sick Days Push
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn got hit with another wave of pressure today by advocates of paid sick leave legislation, including an appeal -- via…
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