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Prevent Swine Flu with Paid Sick Days
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The Healthy Families Act, federal legislation currently on the table, would guarantee that every worker has paid sick days
Please urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor the Healthy Families Act. This important legislation would guarantee up to seven paid sick days per year for workers to recover from their own illness or care for a sick family member.
Working people shouldn't be forced to risk their jobs to take care of themselves or their families. Yet, nearly half of all workers do not have a single paid sick day to care for themselves or a family member when they are ill.
Swine Flu, a potentially pandemic virus, has become a public health emergency in the U.S. The CDC is recommending that if people feel sick, they should see a doctor and stay home. Without paid sick days, working people do not have the option to stay home without losing much-needed income or possibly their jobs. Most often, workers have no choice but to go to work sick, risking the spread of illness.
Right now, we cannot take this chance. The Healthy Families Act will provide everyone the chance to stay home, ensuring that Swine Flu does not continue to spread and turn into a full-blown pandemic.
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Your U.S. Representative
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Please Prevent Swine Flu by Co-Sponsoring the Healthy Families Act
Dear Representative,
I am your constituent and a member of 9to5, National Association of Working Women.
On behalf of the millions of working people without paid sick days, I urge you to co-sponsor the Healthy Families Act. This important legislation would guarantee up to seven paid sick days per year for workers to recover from their own illness or care for a sick family member.
Working people shouldn't be forced to risk their jobs to take care of themselves or their families. Yet, nearly half of all workers do not have a single paid sick day to care for themselves or a family member when they are ill.
Swine Flu, a potentially pandemic virus, has become a public health emergency in the U.S. The CDC is recommending that if people feel sick, they should see a doctor and stay home. Without paid sick days, working people do not have the option to stay home without losing much-needed income or possibly their jobs. Most often, workers have no choice but to go to work sick, risking the spread of illness.
Right now, we cannot take this chance. The Healthy Families Act will provide everyone the chance to stay home, ensuring that Swine Flu does not continue to spread and turn into a full-blown pandemic.
As your constituent, I strongly urge you to co-sponsor the Healthy Families Act.
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