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Emily Teel is a journalist and a fine dining server. At the time Edible Philly was a new magazine in the city which features our rich food and restaurant culture. So, you can be sure that…
Read the PostCourageous Earned Sick Leave Article Up For Eddy Award!
Today was a great day for Philadelphia. City Council passed the Earned Sick Leave Ordinance and Mayor Michael Nutter signed it into law. In 90 days, the law will go into effect, giving 200,000 Philadelphians access…
Read the PostPaid Sick Days Passes in Philadelphia After A 10 Yr Struggle
Al-Jazeera reports that the movement for the rights of fast food workers and for a $15 minimum are gaining a lot of momentum. Strikes are expected to happen all across the country on December 4th, 2014.…
Read the PostFast Food Strikes Could Be Coming To Philadelphia on Dec. 4
Mayor Nutter’s Task Force on Paid Sick Leave issued their recommendations today. If Mayor Nutter followed this groups recommendations, he and would move to bring into existence a law that would mainly effect large, low-waged corporations…
Dear Councilman James Kenney, I am a server at a busy restaurant in Center City Philadelphia, and I am a volunteer with the Restaurant Opportunities Center. I want to thank you for supporting Philadelphia’s restaurant…
Read the PostLetter from a Restaurant Worker to Councilman Kenney
. 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
