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Philly families need earned sick days!

Last year we came incredibly close to enacting an earned sick days law in Philadelphia. We know how
important earned sick days are for families – and we are going to try, try again! With your help, we can get the bill over the finish line this time!

Take a moment to urge the At Large members of the Philadelphia City Council to support the earned sick days bill.

Dear City Councilmember,

I'm writing to you as a constituent and a member of MomsRising to urge you to do everything in your power to support and pass the earned sick days bill this year.

Two out of five Philadelphia employees cannot earn paid sick days? And in this economy, you can bet that folks are going to work sick, or sending their kids to school sick – rather than risk losing a day’s pay or even losing their job.  When 200,000 Philadelphians lack even a single paid sick day that is a big problem for the health of our families and the health of our economy.

Research shows that the costs of replacing workers, including advertising for, interviewing and training new employees often far outweighs the cost of retaining employees by offering paid sick days. Additionally, presenteeism, when workers come to work sick, costs the national economy about $160 billion a year in lost productivity versus absenteeism.  San Francisco enacted an earned sick days bill before the recession and the number of jobs went up 3.5% over 4 years, while the surrounding counties lost jobs and businesses.

Workers shouldn't have to choose between the jobs they need and the families they love.

Thank you,

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Philly families need earned sick days!