Posted by afp on January 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Column by Linda Meric
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Last year, in our tough economy, many of us asked for necessities and basics as holiday gifts. Among the gifts that would mean the most to families is the passage of the Healthy Families Act, introduced by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, along with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, in the 111th Congress this past May.
It wasn’t the first time that federal legislation guaranteeing workers a minimum number of paid sick days had been introduced. Previous efforts were unsuccessful. But now, the Healthy Families Act has 145 congressional co-sponsors and has been endorsed by the Obama administration.
So health professionals, civil rights groups, labor unions, educators, faith organizations, elected officials and women’s groups like 9to5 are optimistic about its passage. Continue reading “What workers want: Paid sick days” »
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Each year, on Aug. 26, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day to pay tribute to those brave suffragists, like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul and Ida B. Wells Barnett, who led the struggle for American women to win the most critical tool of democracy – the right to vote. Continue reading “Linda Meric | On Women’s Equality Day: Are we there yet?” »
What workers want: Paid sick days
Posted by afp on January 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Column by Linda Meric
Submit guest columns: freepress2@ntelos.net
It wasn’t the first time that federal legislation guaranteeing workers a minimum number of paid sick days had been introduced. Previous efforts were unsuccessful. But now, the Healthy Families Act has 145 congressional co-sponsors and has been endorsed by the Obama administration.
So health professionals, civil rights groups, labor unions, educators, faith organizations, elected officials and women’s groups like 9to5 are optimistic about its passage. Continue reading “What workers want: Paid sick days” »
Filed under Blogs · Tagged with 9to5, barack obama, congress, Health Care, healthy families act, obama, obama administration, president barack obama, president obama, sick days, washington, working women