Update from California Work and Family Coalition

From Brandy Davis, Policy Coordinator of Labor Project for Working Families:

In February 2009 the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (AB 1000) was introduced in the California Assembly.  AB 1000 is sponsored by the California Labor Federation and California ACORN, and is championed by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma.

AB 1000 will ensure that all workers in California can earn and use paid sick days for personal illness, to care for a sick family member or to recover from domestic violence or sexual assault,….

Californians Support Paid Sick Days

Click here for the complete results and graphics from the Field Research Corporation survey conducted in July 2008.

As paid sick days legislation (AB 2716 - Ma) proceeds through the California State Legislature, what does the voting public think about this workplace benefit? And do California voters see a public health benefit to paid sick days?

To answer these questions and more, CCRWF commissioned the respected Field Research Corporation to assess public opinion on paid sick days.

What did we learn?

• Striking majorities of Californians -….