"When my son was young, he suffered from numerous ear infections. One day, on my way into work, I got a call from my wife that my son’s daycare had called. Jacob, who was two at the time, was running a fever and needed to be picked up. My wife was unable to leave work, as she was previously told she would be fired for leaving to pick up a sick child again, so I went to get Jacob. Unfortunately, I also was unable to take the day off of work, so I brought Jacob to work with me. (I work in a restaurant that does not open until 5, so it was possible for me to bring him there until my wife left work.) I tried to make him as comfortable as possible, and he ended up falling asleep in on of the back booths. By the time my wife was able to come get him, he was running a fever of 102 and needed to be taken to the emergency room."
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Educators, Nurses, & Parents Demand Paid Sick Days
Press Conference News
School nurses, educators, parents and children gathered in front of
They pressed for legislation guaranteeing paid sick days for
Read the Kennebec Journal, Channel 8 WMTW, and MPBN coverage of the press conference.
Common Ground Fair
Volunteers spent three days in September at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine talking to people about the importance of paid sick days for Maine families. We were able to collect 300 postcards signed by Maine voters asking their legislators to support L.D. 1454, An Act to Care for Working Families. See photos from the fair below.
on September 27th, 2007 at 10:24 am
I am furious that the Portland Press Herald chose not to cover this important topic. We should start a letter writing campaign (unless you’re saving that for another time)! It is great to see that 77% of those voting on the Channel 8 poll support the bill.
on October 8th, 2007 at 7:37 am
I support LD 1454, I have sick days at the company I work for however we are punished at our yearly evaluation for using them in the fact that we get less of a cost of living raise if we use any of the sick time we have. We traditionaly loose form one half to one percent of our raise, this is not fair, we have one person who is an employee who has cancer and gets very sick after he has his treatments, he has been warned he is missing too much time from work! He is a 25 year employee! We work for the American Red Cross blood services in Bangor Maine! NICE HUH????
on October 27th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
I am very thankful for sick time from my company. They are very good about it because I work with the public and risk spreading my illness to others.
Paul-I am sorry to hear about your coworker and his illness. Shame on the American Red Cross! He is obviously a dedicated employee to stay for 25 years. I definately support LD 1454!
on November 1st, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Just last week I received a informational flyer from the Brunswick schools alerting us to the increased concerns about pandemic flues. It is essential that we stay home from work and schools when we are ill. It is a public health issue as well as an economic one.
on November 5th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
We all deserve sick days. Everyone deserves time off to use for a variety of purposes. Among them should be the ability to care for yourself or others when sick.
on November 29th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
I work at a nursing home as a CNA and we are penalized for calling out sick. If we are sick on a weekend or even hospitalized, we have to make up that weekend.
on January 9th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I am a mother of 2 and a navy wife. I am also a diabetic. During my childhood, paid sick time more than helped my parents (both full time bank employees) not only be there for me during times of medical emergency but continue to support my 3 siblings and I financially. Also having paid sick leave as a navy benefit really helped us out during my last pregnancy when I was unable to walk or care for our 2 year old son. I think this should be a benefit afforded to ALL employees not just those lucky enough for a large corporation or the military!