John, in the fight to establish and expand paid sick days so no one has to choose between going to work to pay the bills and the health of others, our movement amped up the pressure on Congress last week.
Yesterday, the House delivered. Led by Speaker Pelosi, Democrats and Republicans passed a sweeping bill that mandates up to 80 hours of sick leave beyond what employers usually provide "to quarantine or seek a diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus."
Now it's up to the Senate, but instead of working through the night like the House did, the Senate went home for a long weekend. Even after Turmp tweeted his support, Mitch McConnell made it clear that at best, he'd move slowly and at worst, he may do nothing at all. Turn up the heat on Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans. America is counting on Congress to take action. Demand Senators do their jobs and act now. Add your name immediately >>If you want more infomation before you sign, check out my email from last week below. |
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John,
The United States is behind other wealthy countries in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to healthcare and workers’ rights. As concerns over coronavirus continue to worsen and the World Health Organization officially declared it a pandemic, it’s become all the more clear that the U.S. desperately needs guaranteed paid sick leave. Now.
If you’re ready to cut to the chase and take action, sign our petition to demand universal paid sick leave for all workers >>
Right now, there’s no federal law guaranteeing workers paid sick days. So while medical experts urge workers across the country to stay home if they’re sick, too many people – especially those in the service industry – simply can’t if they want to keep paying the bills and putting food on the table.
That means there’s millions of people who are forcing themselves to go to work sick, or who can’t take care of their sick family members or kids whose schools are closed, because they can’t afford to lose a paycheck.
Congress should have passed guaranteed paid sick leave a long time ago, but now it’s all the more urgent. While Democrats have introduced legislation to do this, Senate Republicans just turned their backs on workers and blocked the bill yesterday.
We can’t stand for this. In the face of this economic injustice and public health crisis, we must demand Congress do their jobs and act NOW. Add your name to demand both chambers of Congress get to work and pass universal paid sick leave ASAP!
Together, we’ll get through this.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America
