Groundbreaking Agreement between Workers and Businesses Brings Major Victory for Seattle Workers!!!

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Groundbreaking Agreement between Workers and Businesses Brings Major Victory for Seattle Workers, Who Will Soon Be Able to Earn the Paid Sick Days They Need

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 12, 2011 — “Seattle workers, businesses and lawmakers have been working together in an unprecedented, collaborative effort to guarantee workers in the city the right to earn paid sick days. Today, their hard work paid off when the City Council passed a strong paid sick days standard a groundbreaking victory for Seattle’s workers, businesses, residents and the nation.

When Mayor McGinn signs this bill, Seattle will become the third city in the nation to implement a job-protected paid sick days standard and nearly 190,000 workers in the city will no longer have to choose between their families’ health and their paycheck or job. Seattle’s standard will support economic security for working families in the city, improve public health, and increase the productivity and stability of Seattle businesses.

FULL release at link.