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15+ Women Elected Officials Call on Speaker Quinn to Bring Paid Sick Days Bill to Vote
Members of Congress and State Legislature to Join City Councilmembers on City Hall Steps For immediate release. Contact: Joe Dinkin at (978) 223 5868 or jdinkin@workingfamilies.org Emma Woods at (646) 200 5303 or emma@berlinrosen.com More… Keep reading ▶
Chris Hayes on New York Times Ad signed by Gloria Steinem and hundreds of prominent New York Women
This weekend on UP!, Chris Hayes covered our campaign’s New York Times ad signed by hundreds of prominent women in New York, asking Speaker Quinn… Keep reading ▶
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“Making Life Fairer For All Women…”
Today, feminist author and activist Gloria Steinem delivered a powerful message to Council Speaker Christine Quinn in the New York Times, calling for a vote… Keep reading ▶
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Chris Hayes: “Now we know” food workers without sick days make you sick
On this weekend’s MSNBC show Up With Chris Hayes, host Chris Hayes addressed the millions of food workers who can’t take a day off when… Keep reading ▶
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Elmhurst worker fired for single sick day
By Alexa Altman, Queens Courrier Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 12:13 PM EST For four months, Emilio Palaguachi, 43, worked 60-hour weeks behind the counter at… Keep reading ▶
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AP: Flu season even tougher for those without paid sick time
More than 40 million Americans are not provided with paid sick leave by their employers, which contributes to the spread of germs. But many small… Keep reading ▶
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Amsterdam News backs paid sick days
Paid sick leave: it’s not just an economic issue by Elinor Tatum Publisher and Editor in Chief Editorial In this city where the rich are… Keep reading ▶
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Prominent economists urge City Council to pass Paid Sick Time Act
Thirty prominent economists from the New York area sent a letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, urging them to pass… Keep reading ▶
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Rountable shows paid sick days’ impact on jobs
More than a million working New Yorkers lack even a single paid day off to recover from an illness or care for a sick child…. Keep reading ▶
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