Urgent: Call Your Alders in Support of Paid Time Off
City Council vote set for Thursday, November 9th at
4 p.m. Let’s Make Chicago a Leader on Paid Leave!
You may have heard that great news that the proposed Paid Time Off ordinance passed by a vote of 13-2 in committee and was sent to the full City Council for a vote on Tuesday, November 7th. In spite of several compromises crafted over numerous negotiations with business groups, there is still opposition to this common-sense, humane policy. We need your voice to be heard in support of hundreds of thousands of working people—many of them Black and Latina/x women—who need this vital measure.
A vote on the ordinance in the city’s Workforce Development Committee has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 9th at 4:00 p.m. The opposition is determined, so we must make our voices even louder to ensure the ordinance passes. Call your alderperson TODAY and demand a Paid Time Off ordinance that is fair for working people, and that doesn’t exclude so many of those who need it most. Your alderperson needs to hear from you BEFORE Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Working people in Chicago need you to speak up and speak out.
You can use the following talking points when calling your alderperson:
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- I strongly support an expanded paid time off ordinance that is fair for working people
- This is a gender and racial justice issue, affecting a workforce that is disproportionately Black, Latina/x, and female, who are more likely to work in low-paid and part-time jobs that lack benefits
- (if applicable) I have worked in a job without paid time off [share a bit of your story]
- (If applicable) I am a small business owner and I believe providing paid time off is good for my business, and for my employees.
- As a constituent, I am asking you to vote yes on the Paid Time Off Ordinance when this comes up for a vote in City Council.
Simply type in your address here and it will show you the number for your alderperson. Call them TODAY to urge them to vote yes on the Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance.
Simply type in your address here and it will show you the number for your alderperson. Call them TODAY to urge them to vote yes on the Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance.