Month: October 2012
October 22, 2012
Sick Days in the Portland Tribune
On October 11, 2012, Portland Tribune reporter Steve Law shared a story about a Portland woman working without paid sick time. Two of every 5 private-sector workers in and around Portland aren’t allowed to earn paid sick time while they work, which adversely affects their health, their workplaces, and our whole community’s health. Read the full article here. You’ll hear one woman’s story of life without paid sick days and find out about a forward-thinking Portland restaurant that is bucking its industry norm and putting letting its workers earn paid sick time.