A new bill being promoted by House Democrats and Senator Edward M. Kennedy would guarantee that all workers in companies with more than 15 workers would have the entitlement to seven sick leave days a year to take care of family or personal illness.Â
This is a long overdue idea, but of course business interests and the Republican party are against it. The political atmosphere is such now that it is likely the bill will make it to law either this year or certainly next year when there are congressional races in the midterm election.
After years of labor suffering under Republican administrations, finally the worker will get a fair shake and also lessen the chance of illness spreading through a company’s workers. This is especially needed now with the growing danger of swine flu and other communicable diseases that seem to be a growing problem in America. The passage of this is a case of the sooner the better!