Vermont organizers push for paid sick leave rights
Campaign organizers for the Vermont Paid Sick Days initiative have rallied in support of a bill that would make it mandatory for companies in the state to provide employees access to paid leave when they are ill.
The campaign titled Paid Sick Days 2014 aims to push a law through the Vermont state legislature to establish baseline requirements for paid sick leave by 2014. Desiree Roberts of Monkton, Vt., told The Addison-Eagle newspaper she has never had access to paid sick time during her time as a service worker. According to ThinkProgress, more than 60,000 residents aren't provided any paid time off they can use when they suffer an injury or illness. In other words, 40 percent of employees in the private sector don't have paid sick leave.
Moreover, the bill enjoys broad support, as nearly 75 percent of Vermont voters have given the bill the go-ahead. The 1,200 members of the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility coalition join the other community members in pushing members of the House of Representatives and Senate to vote in support of the bill.
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