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Effective on January 1st, federal contractors will be required to give their employees working on new federal contracts up to seven paid sick days each year.
在1月1日生效,聯(lián)邦承包商將被要求給予在新的聯(lián)邦合同的雇員一年可以獲得七天帶薪病假的福利。
That's happening. It will help about one million workers when they or a loved one gets sick.
這正在發(fā)生。當(dāng)他們或者愛著的人生病了,這將幫助他們,大約有100萬人。
It will cover time you need for preventive care.
這將讓你有時間去做預(yù)防性保健。
It will cover absences resulting from domestic violence or sexual assault.
這將讓家庭暴力或者性侵犯導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果得以彌補(bǔ)。
And it means everyone else is less likely to catch what someone else has got
這意味著其他人不太可能獲得其他人已經(jīng)得到的
whether it's a coworker or the person preparing or serving your food.
不管是同事或者為你準(zhǔn)備食物或服務(wù)你的人。
Paid sick leave isn't a side issue, or a women's issue, or something that's just nice to have.
帶薪病假并不是單方面的事項,或者婦女問題,或者僅僅是很好的事情。
It's a must-have.
這是必須要做的事情。
By the way, so are economic priorities like child care, paid family leave, equal pay, and a higher minimum wage.
順便說一下,其他的經(jīng)濟(jì)優(yōu)先事項也應(yīng)如此,比如兒童護(hù)理,帶薪探親假,同工同酬,更高的最低工資標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
We need a Congress that will act on all these issues, too,
我們需要國會,也在所有這些事項上行動起來。
because they'd make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of Americans who are working hard every day.
因為這會在每天都辛勤工作的數(shù)百萬國人的生命里,帶來有意義的改變。
It's more than talk – it's action.
這不僅是說說而已--這是行動。
And that's what you should demand of every politician who wants the privilege to serve you.
這是你應(yīng)該要求每一個想要特權(quán)服務(wù)于你的政治人物都應(yīng)該做的。
Thanks everybody, and have a great weekend.
謝謝大家,周末快樂。
