Alex Stone

Lack of Paid Sick Days May Worsen Flu Pandemic

From the New York Times: Public health experts worried about the spread of the H1N1 flu are raising concerns that workers who deal with the public, like waiters and child care employees, are jeopardizing others by reporting to work sick because they do not get paid for days they miss for illness. Tens of millionsContinue reading “Lack of Paid Sick Days May Worsen Flu Pandemic”

With H1N1 Spreading this Fall: We Need Paid Sick Days, Not Another “iPhone App”

Cross-posted from National Partnership for Women and Families: As schools reopen and cooler, drier temperatures return here to Washington, D.C., the nation waits for the second wave of the H1N1 flu to hit us. Meanwhile, we are bombarded by information on the Internet, in the news and through our email inboxes. Google, too, is inContinue reading “With H1N1 Spreading this Fall: We Need Paid Sick Days, Not Another “iPhone App””

TAM Special Report: Decent Work, Living Wages

The trends described in this special report paint a picture of an economy that was in trouble long before the current recession took hold — at least from the standpoint of the American worker. Whether their distress is measured by stagnant wages or contingent jobs or violations of core labor laws, today’s workers face aContinue reading “TAM Special Report: Decent Work, Living Wages”