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Call Austin City Council and Support Paid Sick Leave
Dear Council Member –
My name is ____________, and I live at ______________. I’m contacting you to ask your support for Item No. 55, which will allow the community to have a stakeholder process about earned sick days. Earned sick days are good for families, businesses and public health . When more families are self-sufficient, we all benefit. Workers in Austin should be able to take time off from work when they are ill or …
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Workers Defense Statement on DACA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 5, 2017
Contact: Sam Robles
(512)466-9258
WORKERS DEFENSE STATEMENT ON DACA
VIDEO: This should be a moment of moral clarity
More than 800,000 young immigrants are protected by DACA
Texas economy would lose $6.1 billion annually with removal of 120,000 DACA recipients
AUSTIN, TX – The following statement was released by Jose P. Garza, executive director of the Workers Defense Project in response to today’s decision on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
“DACA has made our state and our workforce stronger. The destruction of DACA will hurt our state’s economy and …
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Work Strong Austin Launches Earned Paid Sick Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Contact: Sam Robles
(512)466-9258
Work Strong Austin Launches Earned Paid Sick Campaign
Advocates and Business Owners to ask City Council to pass Earned Paid Sick Days
City-wide campaign to benefit one out three Austin workers
9/28: City Council to consider resolution for stakeholder process
AUSTIN, TX – Today, Work Strong Austin, a coalition of working families and community groups, along with small businesses, labor organizations, human services agencies, and elected officials announced the launch of a city-wide campaign for earned paid sick days. Approximately 223,000 Austin worker, 37% of the total
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