The City Council finally folded and passed the paid sick leave requirement. Big business lobbyists threw everything they had at us to keep workers sick and desperate but we refused to back down. This victory belongs to every single person who stood up to demand basic dignity on the job.
March 1, 2012
Final supporters
Even though we lost the 1st round, because of supporters like you, we will not go away until we win. No one should ever have to choose between going to work sick or sending their child to school sick and losing pay or possibly losing their job.
Sign the petition below to the Denver Mayor and Denver City Council, reminding them of your support for paid sick days and calling on them as our city leaders to continue the conversation on this essential issue!
Dear Mayor Hancock and Denver City Council,
I believe that all workers deserve the basic workplace protection of paid sick days, and I supported Initiative 300. No one should ever have to choose between going to work sick or sending their child to school sick and losing pay or possibly losing their job. Yet still, over 107,000 workers in Denver are forced to make that choice because they lack even one paid sick day.
Although Initiative 300 did not pass, most of us in Denver (including many who opposed the initiative) agree that 41% of Denver workers lacking paid sick days is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
I look to you, as the leaders of our city, to ensure that we continue the conversation about paid sick days and that we all work together to find a solution to this serious problem.
Updates
December 27, 2011
The corporate lobbyists who killed our initiative thought we would vanish quietly after the vote. They were wrong because this momentum proves that the people of Denver are finished letting big money dictate our basic survival.
Reached 100 supporters
December 27, 2011
6 Comments
I had to quit my last job cause they refused to let me take a sick day when I had pneumonia. People need to eat so they stay home but then they get fired. Stop the madness.
it is just common sense. nobody wants a sick person handling their food or working at the desk next to them. get it done.
Big business lobbyists shouldn't have a say in our health. Listen to the voters next time.
keep the pressure up. we arent going anywhere.
My boss makes us come in even with the flu. It is honestly so gross and unfair to everyone else.
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The City Council finally folded and passed the paid sick leave requirement. Big business lobbyists threw everything they had at us to keep workers sick and desperate but we refused to back down. This victory belongs to every single person who stood up to demand basic dignity on the job.
March 1, 2012
Final supporters
Even though we lost the 1st round, because of supporters like you, we will not go away until we win. No one should ever have to choose between going to work sick or sending their child to school sick and losing pay or possibly losing their job.
Sign the petition below to the Denver Mayor and Denver City Council, reminding them of your support for paid sick days and calling on them as our city leaders to continue the conversation on this essential issue!
Dear Mayor Hancock and Denver City Council,
I believe that all workers deserve the basic workplace protection of paid sick days, and I supported Initiative 300. No one should ever have to choose between going to work sick or sending their child to school sick and losing pay or possibly losing their job. Yet still, over 107,000 workers in Denver are forced to make that choice because they lack even one paid sick day.
Although Initiative 300 did not pass, most of us in Denver (including many who opposed the initiative) agree that 41% of Denver workers lacking paid sick days is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
I look to you, as the leaders of our city, to ensure that we continue the conversation about paid sick days and that we all work together to find a solution to this serious problem.
Updates
December 27, 2011
The corporate lobbyists who killed our initiative thought we would vanish quietly after the vote. They were wrong because this momentum proves that the people of Denver are finished letting big money dictate our basic survival.
Reached 100 supporters
December 27, 2011
6 Comments
RIDICULOUS that people have to choose between their paycheck and their health. fix this denver!!
I had to quit my last job cause they refused to let me take a sick day when I had pneumonia. People need to eat so they stay home but then they get fired. Stop the madness.
it is just common sense. nobody wants a sick person handling their food or working at the desk next to them. get it done.
Big business lobbyists shouldn't have a say in our health. Listen to the voters next time.
keep the pressure up. we arent going anywhere.
My boss makes us come in even with the flu. It is honestly so gross and unfair to everyone else.
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RIDICULOUS that people have to choose between their paycheck and their health. fix this denver!!