Via the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce: Publicola has a great story on the campaign to ensure all workers in Seattle have paid sick days – but they’re already seeing comments from a few people who think responsible, healthy prevention should take a back seat to personal profit. They need your comments in supportContinue reading “Seattle paid sick days campaign featured in Publicola – they need your comments pronto!”
Category Archives: Paid Sick Days
Equal Pay Day highlights earnings gap for women, need for paid sick days
Via Washington Policy Watch: Today is Equal Pay Day, which each year highlights the continuing disparity between men’s and women’s earnings. This disparity, commonly known as the ‘wage gap‘, shows just how far we still have to go to achieve gender equity. Despite making modest gains in hourly earnings, women earn less than men inContinue reading “Equal Pay Day highlights earnings gap for women, need for paid sick days”
This boss doesn’t mind sick days
From the Philadelphia Inquirer By Dewetta Logan The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is fighting a City Council measure that would require businesses to allow their employees to earn paid sick days. Although the past few years have not been easy for area business owners like me, the chamber’s contention that a few paid sickContinue reading “This boss doesn’t mind sick days”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 