Posts Tagged ‘L.D. 1665’
Over…for now.
In: Paid sick days
30 Mar 2010L.D. 1665, a bill that would have provided paid sick days for Maine workers, is over. Done. Deadsville… For now. While this is a time of extreme disappointment for those who care about basic workplace protections for everyone, it is also a time of rare opportunity. Yes, opportunity. When legislators leave the State House this [...]
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Statement of Sarah Standiford, Executive Director: “Despite clear benefits to Maine people and businesses, today the Labor Committee rejected a bill to establish the critical protection of paid sick days for Maine people. In a major blow to Maine workers and their families, today, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor voted Majority Ought Not [...]
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Status of L.D. 1665
In: Labor|Maine Women's Lobby|Paid sick days|Senate President Libby Mitchell
22 Mar 2010By now you may have heard the news: the Maine Legislature will not take up a bill to provide paid sick days for Maine workers. Without support from some members of the labor committee the sponsor, Libby Mitchell, committed to making sure this committee doesn’t leave Maine people with nothing, proposed an amendment where workers [...]
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On the edge of our seats over here…
In: Paid sick days
10 Mar 2010With the Labor Committee voting on L.D. 1665 tomorrow at 1:00, we are anxiously awaiting their decision. Have you taken action yet to petition The Governor? Oh, you should, the democrats in the committee need to have strong encouragement from Baldacci to feel comfortable passing this IMPORTANT and HISTORIC legislation. Email Baldacci now and let [...]
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Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
In: Paid sick days
9 Mar 2010With a few days to mull over the policy, the Labor Committee will come back this Thursday with a vote on L.D. 1665. Members of the labor committee stated that they wanted to know where the Governor stands on this issue. And you know what that means…the Governor needs to hear from you – right [...]
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Back from Caucus…
In: Paid sick days
8 Mar 2010And still without any answers. After a ten minute caucus the Labor committee came back with the news that they would wait until Thursday to make their decision. A few representatives had questions they would like answered. With a strong turnout of Paid Sick Days supporters hopefully we sent the Labor Committee the right message [...]
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Work Session on L.D. 1665
In: Paid sick days
8 Mar 2010Today we will be live blogging from the paid sick days (L.D. 1665) work session at the Labor Committee. Stay tuned for updates! OR Stop by to join us and resister your support for this important and historic legislation! Or you can click here to follow it live on the internet. Today, Monday March 8th at [...]
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Legislative update: L.D. 1665
In: Paid sick days
5 Mar 2010This Monday (March 8th) the labor committee will hold its work session on L.D. 1665, out of this work session the committee will provide a report of either: Ought to Pass Ought to Pass as Amended Ought to Pass in New Draft Ought Not to Pass Refer to Another Committee Unanimous Ought Not to Pass [...]
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Send virtual cookies to our lawmakers!
In: Paid sick days
4 Mar 2010Today, members of the Maine Women’s Lobby, along with our friends at MomsRising and the Maine People’s Alliance, will bring good fortune (in cookie form) to our legislators. That’s right, fortune cookies. Why? Because healthy workplaces are worth a fortune! And, because we want our legislators to know that the future of Maine’s families and [...]
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So I am sure by now you know about L.D. 1665, a bill before the Maine State Legislature that wold provide Paid Sick Days for all Maine Workers, but did you know that there is a paid sick days bill on the federal level? The Healthy Families Act or H.R. 2460 would provide all employees [...]
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