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Youth & Government Governor Set to Sign California Paid Sick Leave Bill
In what should be a positive signal to Governor Schwarzenegger, high-school students from throughout California approved a bill last weekend at the annual Youth & Government convention to mandate paid sick leave for California workers. Office of Youth Governor Ian Bruce, who is pictured shaking hands with Schwarzenegger on the conference program, had his staff lobby for passage of the legislation and is expected to sign it this week. Sponsored by Berkeley Senator Ariel Feingold-Shaw on behalf of the Berkeley YMCA delegation, the bill is modeled on San Francisco’s Prop F, which was approved by 61% of the voters in the November 2006 election. Schwarzenegger spoke at the event, and worker advocates hope it helps persuade him to sign a similar bill if it comes before him.
In what should be a positive signal to Governor Schwarzenegger, high-school students from throughout California approved a bill last weekend at the annual Youth & Government convention to mandate paid sick leave for California workers. Office of Youth Governor Ian Bruce, who is pictured shaking hands with Schwarzenegger on the conference program, had his staff lobby for passage of the legislation and is expected to sign it this week. Sponsored by Berkeley Senator Ariel Feingold-Shaw on behalf of the Berkeley YMCA delegation, the bill is modeled on San Francisco’s Prop F, which was approved by 61% of the voters in the November 2006 election. Schwarzenegger spoke at the event, and worker advocates hope it helps persuade him to sign a similar bill if it comes before him.
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