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Lawmakers rally in support of paid sick days

This week, lawmakers in the state House stood with Washington’s working families and passed the legislature’s first paid sick and safe days bill. The bill’s prime sponsor, Representative Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), along with her colleagues shared rousing testimony in support of paid sick and safe days. Here are some of our favorite quotes. “The CentersContinue reading “Lawmakers rally in support of paid sick days”

State House passes Washington’s first statewide paid sick days bill

HB 1313 establishes new minimum standards for 1 million Washington workers –one-third of the state’s workforce – to accrue paid sick and safe time Olympia | Today, the Washington State House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HB 1313 – a bill establishing minimum standards for earned paid sick and safe time. The bill will protect 1Continue reading “State House passes Washington’s first statewide paid sick days bill”

Take action: Demand paid sick days for every Washington family

In seven years of employment at the same restaurant, Alma only left work once. It was to rush to the hospital to see her 13 year-old daughter who had been hospitalized after an acute asthma attack. Afterward, Alma’s boss told her she’d be fired if she ever left work again. No one should be forcedContinue reading “Take action: Demand paid sick days for every Washington family”