“I believe very strongly in paid sick leave.” BelieveI BelieveSickPaidVery StrongSick Leave Author:Carolyn Maloney
“I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” HealthHealthySickTiredRecoveryWellnessNutritionHealthy LivingSoberAlcoholicsSlogansI'm TiredRecoveringHealth And WellnessAlcoholics AnonymousAfrican American WomenHealthy EatingTirednessNatural HealthHealth FoodEating HealthyGetting TiredSick ManWorld HealthInspirational HealthHealth And NutritionExercise HealthHealth NutritionBeing SickLiving HealthyAa MeetingBig BookGlobal Health12 Step RecoveryHealthy NutritionAa RecoveryTired Of LifeBeing SoberEating Healthy FoodJust For TodayNutrition And ExerciseSick WorldIll FeelingsTired Of WorkingTired Of TryingFeeling SickSick DaysHealthy WeightSick LeaveHome Sick Author:Fannie Lou Hamer
“Workplaces need to respond to the reality of family life in the 21st century, and allowing employees to have seven sick days a year is a bare minimum, the fact that the United States is one of just a handful of countries that does not require paid family or sick leave is nothing short of shameful.” LifeNeedsYearsDoeCountryStatesFactsRealityUnitedUnited StatesCenturySickPaidSevenEmployeeAllowingMinimum21st CenturyWorkplaceHandfulFamily LifeShamefulSick DaysSick Leave Author:Rosa DeLauro
“There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.” WayGivingCareValuesHoursSimpleEconomicAmountTaxesSickPaidGenderFlexibleGender EqualityEconomic ValueSick Leave Author:Gloria Steinem
“The job description of mother is clearly in need of revision. As it stands, the shifts are 24 hours, for a period of approximately 1,825 consecutive days. The benefits are sorely in need of amendment: no vacations, no sick leave, no lunch hours, no breaks. Moreover, it is the only unpaid position I know of that can result in arrest if you fail to show up for work.” IfsKnowsNeedsShowsJobsMotherHoursResultsBreakFailingPositionPeriodsBenefitsSickDescriptionLunchVacationAmendmentsRevisionConsecutiveSick Leave Author:Mary Blakely
“I would say one thing people need to do - and his is how Roosevelt's New Deal began - let us go back to cities and states where we can, build emblematic progressive reforms, like the Fight for 15 minimum wage, paid sick leave, things that improve the conditions of people's lives and that drive them into a national message.” PeopleNeedsStatesFightingDealsCitiesOne ThingConditionsMessagesSickPaidReformProgressiveMinimumMinimum WageNew DealSick Leave Author:Katrina vanden Heuvel
“[Martin Luther King, Jr.] would want us to celebrate him, his birth, and his legacy by acting upon his agenda, by realizing the dream, by making the minimum wage a living wage, by having not just family and medical leave, but paid sick leave for our workers, [and] by having quality, affordable child care so that our families, the power of women can be unleashed in our economy and in our society.” WantChildrenDreamCarePoliticalRealizingActingQualityEconomyBirthKingsSickPaidWorkersMedicalCelebrateLegacyOur FamilyOur SocietyAgendasMinimumWant ULutherAffordableMinimum WageUnleashedChild CareLiving WageSick Leave Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Providing working Minnesotans with at least seven days of paid sick leave every year is the right thing to do to. It benefits our families and helps our businesses become more worker friendly and family friendly.” YearsHelpingBenefitsSickPaidSevenWorkersOur FamilyThings To DoRight ThingFriendlyProvidingFamily FriendsSeven DaysMinnesotansSick Leave Author:Mark Dayton