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THURSDAY 10 AM: Marylanders, Including Working Parents and Their Kids Rally Outside Maryland Statehouse Urging Legislature to Override Gov. Hogan’s Veto on Sick Days Bill

January 8, 2018
Paid Sick Days

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND– On Thursday, January 11th at 10 AM, Maryland members of the Working Matters Coalition  will rally outside of the the State House on Lawyers Mall to show support for earned sick leave, urging Maryland legislators to vote ‘yes’ to  override Gov. Hogan’s veto of HB 1, the Healthy Working Families Act ,passed by the legislature  last spring. Following the rally, volunteers will deliver petition signatures and booklets of stories to legislators’ offices urging a prompt vote on the veto override.
 
The Healthy Working Families Act—known as HB1—would allow hundreds of thousands of Marylanders to earn sick days for the first time and provide job-protection to hundreds of thousands more who currently live in fear that they could lose their job if they get sick. The bill passed both the State House and the State Senate with enough votes to override the governor’s veto, before Gov. Hogan vetoed the legislation last spring.
 
WHEN: Thursday, January 11th, 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Lawyers Mall, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
  • Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton
  • Delegate Luke Clippinger
  • The Reverend Father Ty Hullinger, Interfaith Worker Justice
  • Caryn York, Job Opportunities Task Force
  • Charly Carter, Maryland Working Families
  • Members from: MomsRising, United Workers, Jews United for Justice
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.earnedsickdaysmd.org/
 
For more information, or for interview with a Working Matters coalition member or MomsRising spokesperson, please contact Madison Donzis at madison@unbendablemedia.com or (210) 488-6220.
 
Working Matters is a coalition of 160 advocacy, faith, small business, labor, and community organizations fighting for the passage of the Healthy Working Families Act (HB1), which will provide access to earned sick days to hundreds of thousands of working Marylanders. For more information, please visit EarnedSickDaysMD.org/ and follow Working Matters on Facebook and Twitter.
 

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