Sneezy does it! Prevent another seasonal flu epidemic by making sure
Congress passes the Healthy Families Act, a national paid sick days
bill.

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Dear Friend,

The leaves are turning, sweaters are out, and pumpkin-flavored you-name-it
is here. I love fall, but I don't love everything about fall.

Three words: sneezy does it.

That's right. It's flu season. Every single year, the United States
experiences seasonal flu epidemics. [1] But before you start stocking up
on tissues and reviewing proper hand washing techniques with your kids,
take a quick second to do something else to help stop the flu and other
wintertime viruses in their tracks.

[ [link removed] ]--> Ask your members of Congress to act quickly to pass the Healthy
Families Act and do one of the best things possible to curb the spread of
cold and flu bugs this season!

The Healthy Families Act is historic legislation that would allow workers
in businesses with 15 or more employees to earn up to seven job-protected
paid sick days each year to be used to recover from their own illnesses,
access preventive care, provide care to a sick family member, or attend
school meetings related to a child’s health condition or disability.
Workers in businesses with fewer than 15 employees would earn up to seven
job-protected unpaid sick days each year to be used for the same reasons,
unless their employers choose to offer paid sick days.

There is huge momentum for the Healthy Families Act! The bill has more
co-sponsors in Congress than ever before. Now is the time to turbo-boost
this legislation with some serious MOMentum! Together, we can get this
done.

The cold (and getting colder!) hard truth is that 32 million private
sector workers can't earn a single paid sick day for themselves or to keep
a sick kid home from school to get better. [2] As if that weren't already
bad enough, every time you order a cup of coffee, there's an 81% chance
that the food service worker who made your cup of coffee can't take a
single paid sick day. [3] That really puts a damper on the pumpkin spice
you-know-what fanfare!

Latte jokes aside, paid sick days are a pressing economic security issue
for millions of American families. For an average family without paid sick
days, just 3.5 days of missed work because of illness can mean losing an
entire month's grocery budget. [4]

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: the Healthy Families Act is good for the health of our
families, economic security, businesses, and national economy! We needed
paid sick days LAST flu season. Let's not go another year without them.

Paid sick days are a big win for businesses because they reduce turnover
cost, boost workplace morale, and help stop the spread of illness among
workers. [5]

And get ready for this one: employees coming to work sick because they
don't have access to paid sick days costs the national economy $160
billion annually because of lost productivity. [ [link removed] ] It's no wonder so many
businesses support paid sick days. [ [link removed] ]

[6]In the name of boosting families, businesses, and the economy, urge
Congress to support paid sick days and pass the Healthy Families Act!

We're building off unprecedented support for paid sick days across the
nation. Twenty three jurisdictions (cities and counties) and ten states
have already passed paid sick days for their residents and workers! [ [link removed] ]
But access to paid sick days shouldn't depend on your zip code – we need a
national paid sick days standard!

We're the only developed nation in the world without a national paid sick
days law and we need to change that. [ [link removed] ] Together, we can make it happen.
Your voice is powerful and we need it more than ever right now. Moms and
those who love them know best and when thousands of our voices join
together in support of paid sick days, Congress won't be able to ignore
us!

Together, we're a powerful force for women and families.

- Sara, Ruth, Kristin, and the whole MomsRising/MamásConPoder team

P.S. Do you have a personal story about paid sick days—how they've helped
your family or how you've struggled without them? [7]CLICK HERE to easily
share your story and we'll deliver it to Congress so they know how
important paid sick days are for hardworking families.

 

[1] [8]Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2019-2020 Season
[2] [9]The Healthy Families Act, National Partnership for Women & Families
[3] [ [link removed] ]Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health, National Partnership for
Women & Families
[4] [ [link removed] ]The Need for Paid Sick Days, Economic Policy Institute 
[5] [ [link removed] ]The Healthy Families Act, National Partnership for Women &
Families
[6] [ [link removed] ]The Need for Paid Sick Days, Economic Policy Institute 
[7] [ [link removed] ]Paid Sick Days Are Good For Business, National Partnership for
Women & Families
[8] [ [link removed] ]Paid Sick Days, National Partnership for Women & Families
[9] [ [link removed] ]The U.S. is the Only Developed Country Without Paid Sick Days,
ThinkProgress

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