IT’S A DEAL: City pols will mandate paid sick leave for private biz; Brooklyn Chamber cheers
Brooklyn Chamber’s Scissura: ‘Makes good business sense’
New York City Council members stood with business leaders and labor advocates Friday morning to support a deal to bring paid sick leave to workers in New York City.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has long sided with business interests in opposing the measure, announced the agreement Thursday night after facing increasing pressure from Council Members and political rivals.
“Throughout these negotiations I have always said that I was willing to listen and engage all sides,” Quinn said in a statement. “Because of deliberate, thoughtful, and at times hard-nosed negotiations, we now have a piece of legislation that balances the interests of workers, small business owners, and local mom and pop proprietors across this City.”