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Labor Reforms Proposed by Senate HELP Committee Command Broad Popular Support [1]

['Timothy Bresnahan']

Date: 2023-07-18

By Rob Todaro

Last month, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Senator Bernie Sanders, passed three bills that would significantly reform labor laws and expand worker protections related to paid sick leave, gender pay discrimination, and workers’ right to organize.

New Data for Progress polling finds that these Democratic proposals command broad support among likely voters, including a majority of Independents and Republicans.

The Healthy Families Act, sponsored by Sanders, would require all employers with at least 15 employees to provide seven days of paid sick leave to all their workers. Employers with fewer than 15 employees would be required to provide seven days of unpaid sick leave to all their workers. Our polling finds that 77% of voters support this bill, including 86% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 67% of Republicans.

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