Too many families are struggling to make ends meet. We know families are strongest when we have the tools we need to succeed, when we have time to heal from illness or injury, to welcome a new child, to help a loved one recover or ease their passing. We all should have dignity and freedom over our lives. Yet the U.S. is one of the only countries in the world without a national paid leave policy.
We all have a stake in ensuring people do not spread illness when they are sick and recovering, that no one ever has to choose between their family and their paycheck. We need a national paid leave policy in place so that families and businesses are never scrambling for solutions when illness strikes, a serious caregiving need arises, or a new child is born or adopted.
It’s time to change that. And we know that with other care policies, passing paid leave would yield millions of jobs, billions in wages, and hundreds of billions in economic activity. A supermajority of voters across the political spectrum support a national paid family and medical leave policy that covers all working people — 91 percent in recent polling. Two-thirds of small business owners agree. Joining them are health professionals, large employers, military families, caregivers, working families, and advocates across the country who say it’s time for paid leave for all.
Paid Leave for All provides the strategy and coordinated effort to turn this urgent need into political reality.
This campaign leverages our groups’ policy expertise and research, partnerships and grassroots memberships in the field, and our storytellers and communications tools to drive a win and enact a comprehensive and inclusive federal paid family and medical leave program.