Hagan for Workers?

[irishbobcat]

Ohio Legislators fail to help Ohio workers, and Bob Hagan says nothing April 9, 2008

Over 2 million workers in Ohio cannot earn a single paid sick day and more than 3.5 million working Ohioans cannot take a paid sick day to care for a sick child. Moreover, 670,000 food and public accommodation workers are denied even one single paid sick day. This means that workers are often forced to work sick, or to lose pay--or even to lose their jobs.

Right now the Ohio legislature is considering a bill, The Ohio Healthy Families Act, which will allow employees in businesses with 25 or more employees to earn paid sick days. The legislature received the bill after over 270,000 Ohioans petitioned for the proposed law's consideration. Today the legislature is exactly one month away from their 4-month deadline to consider the bill. At present, they have done nothing even though they themselves have paid sick days at taxpayers' expense. Now is the time to send your legislators a message!

While Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted has promised a hearing and fair consideration, the bill has been stalled. Our current "progressive liberal" State Representative Bob Hagan who claims he stands and fights for working families has remained silent on this issue. Why hasn't Bob Hagan spoke out about this bill being stalled in the house? Is it because one or more of Bob Hagan's 100 lobbyists or PACS who have contributed to his campaign have asked him to remain silent on this bill?

The lack of paid sick days is a liability for public health, for people, and for businesses. That's because when workers are forced to come to work sick, they risk spreading contagions to colleagues and consumers--and have slower recovery time themselves. It shouldn't be that way.

Millions of Ohio workers today are forced to choose between working sick, or losing pay--and even possibly losing their jobs when they get sick. Ohio has family values and we need laws that value families!

As the Independent Green Party Candidate for State Representative for the 60th district, I believe we need to send real progressive representatives to Columbus who will vote to ensure that when you work hard in Ohio you will earn the right to take care of yourself and your family when you are sick.

To learn more about the Ohio Healthy Families Act, visit my campaign site at [votespisak.tripod.com] .

Dennis Spisak-Independent Green Party Candidate for State Representative-60th district