From Friends at Pride at Work--Union Member LGBT
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In 1999, Pride At Work
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Pride at Work and Out and Equal's LGBTCareerlink thank The Labor Project for Working Families' 2009 Winter Newsletter for this information
Milwaukee voted in favor of a union/community-backed referendum calling for private employers to provide paid sick leave to all workers. The city follows San Francisco and Washington DC in guaranteeing a minimum amount of paid sick days to employees. The referendum gives full-time workers between 5 and 9 paid sick days a year depending on the size of the employer. The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce is challenging the law citing fear that it will put the city at a competitive disadvantage.
Fascinating Facts
For the average woman, joining a union has a much larger effect on her probability of having health insurance than finishing a four-year college degree. CEPR, Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers, December 2008. For more information go to: www.cepr.net.
Pride at Work
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Thursday, 19 Mar 2009
