Add your name: We need paid sick days

Paid sick days are one of the most important tools we have for curbing the spread of the coronavirus. Add your name to show your support.

Dear MoveOn member,

Public health experts are urging workers to stay home if they're sick in order to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But what about the 32 million people across the country who work but don't have any paid sick days?

It's this simple: Paid sick days will help limit the spread of coronavirus outbreaks, but far too many people—many of them in the food service industry—don't have access to any and can't afford to miss work.

Will you sign this petition urging Congress to pass national paid sick days legislation to keep workers and our communities safe? 

As your constituent, I urge you to pass a national paid sick days standard.

With the coronavirus spreading rapidly, the need for guaranteed paid sick days is more urgent than ever! 

The 32 million workers in the U.S. without paid sick days are more likely to go to work when they have the flu or a viral infection because they simply can't afford to stay home. Just three days of missed work means losing an entire month's grocery budget.

Paid sick days are one of the most important tools we have for curbing the spread of the coronavirus. U.S. states and cities that have passed paid sick time legislation have seen their flu rates decrease by up to 40%. We're the only developed nation in the world without a national paid sick days standard. This is bad for public health, our pocketbooks, our businesses, and our communities.

Tell your members of Congress to pass a national standard for paid sick days, which would protect public health and family economic security and boost our economy!

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

—Sara A., MomsRising

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