Would you like germs with that? Why food workers need paid sick days

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grist.org 18 Feb '13, 12pm

Would you like germs with that? Why food workers need paid sick days

This guy should be at home, not making your food. This week, food-labor advocate Saru Jayaraman is releasing her new book, Behind the Kitchen Door , which relates heartbreaking stories of just some of the 10 million restaurant workers in the U.S. In a chapter called “Serving While Sick,” she tells the disturbing tale of a fast-food worker who had no choice but to come to work with a bad cold since she couldn’t afford to go unpaid. When this worker tried to explain to her manager how perhaps handling food while coughing and sneezing was not such a good idea, she was laughed at. She later wondered how many customers she got sick that day because she couldn’t leave the counter every time she needed to wipe her nose. As Jayaraman explains, this story is all too typical. Because most restaurant workers do not receive paid sick days, they are coming to work when they should stay...

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@eoionline » 21 Feb '13, 7pm
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@rocunited » 21 Feb '13, 4pm
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@oneunionmom » 20 Feb '13, 7pm
Amen RT @timetocareny We need better laws to protect both workers & consumers! It's time for #Paidsickdays! [link]
@timetocareny » 20 Feb '13, 7pm
We need better laws to protect both workers & consumers! It's time for #Paidsickdays! [link]
@JoelLGoldberg » 20 Feb '13, 7pm
#Philly is (sorta) trying to give restaurant workers more sick days. How dare they! #lobbyists. [link]
@HonestlyDyea » 20 Feb '13, 1am
RT @FRESHthemovie: Would you like germs with that? Fast food corps claim to value food safety but don't offer sick leave [link]
@an_catherine » 19 Feb '13, 11pm
Having waitressed through college, I can attest that sick servers are gross. Food workers need paid sick days @grist [link]
@adamjmcdaniel » 19 Feb '13, 10pm
Not a fan of paid sick leave? This might change your mind: [link]
@timetocareny » 19 Feb '13, 10pm
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@dansarles » 19 Feb '13, 4am
Disturbing and ultimately ends up adding costs to our health care system. [link]
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RT @OccupyChicago: Every job should have a living wage and every worker should have paid sick leave. It's best for everyone: [link]
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