All Chicago workers would be entitled to 12 days of paid time off under a proposal that faces a key test on Monday that could pit Chicago’s labor leaders against the city’s business community in a high-profile test for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
If the measure is approved, Chicago workers would be entitled to more time off than workers in New York City and Los Angeles, and would be the first to earn time off for any reason, not just if they or a family member falls ill.
The proposal is at the core of the labor agenda for Johnson, a former organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, who was elected with the unanimous support of Chicago’s progressive labor organizations.
The plan, authored by Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward), is set for a vote at the 11 a.m. Monday meeting of the Workforce Development Committee. The original proposal, introduced in July, would have required Chicago employers to offer their workers one hour of paid leave for every 15 hours worked, regardless of whether they are sick, for a total of 15 days every year.
After negotiations with business groups, the coalition of labor groups agreed to change the proposal to require employers to offer workers six days of sick leave and six days of time off for any reason, sources told WTTW News.
Business groups said they would be willing to agree to five days of sick leave and five days of time off for any reason — but talks broke down over how fast employees would accumulate that time off, and whether employers could...
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