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. Here is a quick econ 101 lesson for our city’s elected officials who keep wrongly claiming that Earned Sick Leave is going to drive businesses out of town. Yesterday, Councilman David Oh claimed “The issue…
Read the PostHow Green, Nutter and Oh Got The Econ Wrong On Earned Sick Time
Philadelphia, sometimes we get it right…if even for a short while. 11 out of 17 City Councilors voted to support the Earned Sick Leave bill! This was not easy for some of them. They were facing…
Jasmine Rivera and I got a chance to speak with Councilman Mark Squilla at a school rally in South Philly yesterday about the Earned Sick Leave bill. At this point it is clear to me that…
Read the PostCouncilman Mark Squilla on consumers eating food infected by workers- Let Them Eat Cake
Thursday was the first day of business for Philadelphia City Council and it also signaled the opening bell in the fight to pass an “Earned Sick Leave” bill. The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Philadelphia (Philly ROC)…
I am so proud of this video that features a friend of mine, Victoria Bruton. Victoria has been a server in the restaurant industry for more than 20 years. In this video she tells how she…
Read the PostPhiladelphia server, Victoria Bruton, speaks out about the sub-minimum wage.
