(courtesy of Moms Rising)
Did you know that a bill proposing a paid sick days law was first introduced in Congress in 2004? Since then, never, not once, did the bill even get scheduled for a Congressional Committee hearing -- one of the first big steps before a bill can become a law. Until now.Because of citizen pressure (folks like you!), a bill creating a national paid sick days policy (called The Healthy Families Act) finally had its first Congressional Committee hearing in June. Now the bill has 107 cosponsors in the House, and exciting forward MOMentum toward becoming a law! But just like a car stops when you don't give it enough gas, our bill won't keep moving forward without some fuel.
Keep the pedal to the metal with people power! Tell your Congressperson and Senators to pass paid sick days law now:
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/t/9251/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=911
Why do we need paid sick days? Paid sick days are needed as a part of our public health system and are integral to economic security for families. This year's swine flu outbreak offers a telling example. Doctors and experts tell us that the best way to prevent the spread of the flu is to stay home when you, or your children, are sick. But in today's economy, folks without paid sick days simply can't afford to follow this advice-and that puts everyone at risk of exposure to illness, whether it's swine flu or any other communicable disease.
Did you know that a bill proposing a paid sick days law was first introduced in Congress in 2004? Since then, never, not once, did the bill even get scheduled for a Congressional Committee hearing -- one of the first big steps before a bill can become a law. Until now.Because of citizen pressure (folks like you!), a bill creating a national paid sick days policy (called The Healthy Families Act) finally had its first Congressional Committee hearing in June. Now the bill has 107 cosponsors in the House, and exciting forward MOMentum toward becoming a law! But just like a car stops when you don't give it enough gas, our bill won't keep moving forward without some fuel.
Keep the pedal to the metal with people power! Tell your Congressperson and Senators to pass paid sick days law now:
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/t/9251/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=911
Why do we need paid sick days? Paid sick days are needed as a part of our public health system and are integral to economic security for families. This year's swine flu outbreak offers a telling example. Doctors and experts tell us that the best way to prevent the spread of the flu is to stay home when you, or your children, are sick. But in today's economy, folks without paid sick days simply can't afford to follow this advice-and that puts everyone at risk of exposure to illness, whether it's swine flu or any other communicable disease.
