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Seattle Mayor Signs Landmark Paid Sick Days Legislation

From the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce: Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn signed landmark city legislation into law today, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of people working in Seattle will be able to earn paid sick days on the job. When the new law takes effect next September, an estimated 150,000 workers who previously didContinue reading “Seattle Mayor Signs Landmark Paid Sick Days Legislation”

Rally for paid sick days at Seattle City Hall

From the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce: Rally at City Hall Plaza, 1:30 PM, 8/10/11 This one is huge — the council is slated to take a vote on Paid Sick Days at 2:00 pm following our rally. However, there are some members who’ve been hearing from business chamber opponents that they need toContinue reading “Rally for paid sick days at Seattle City Hall”

Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata’s on economists backing paid sick leave legislation

Via Seattle Coalition for a Healthy Workforce: City Councilmember Licata released the following statement today on a letter received from the state’s leading economists on the merits of paid sick leave legislation: “Our state’s prominent economists today sent a letter to the City Council supporting the proposed paid sick leave ordinance that I am sponsoring.Continue reading “Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata’s on economists backing paid sick leave legislation”