Fantastic um today the men and women for before you today I'm Mobile for living in a more women. Dallas 16 to make sure that their families are able to weld to make sure the communities are thriving. They are workers. There are free church. They are parents. They are taking out. They take care of the families there through many their mothers and fathers because I'm pleased to announce this In our lives, they are the holding dollars can do better by your family. Well, in the name we want together to make sure that we can mange Dallas a place for all of our families to live, but not just for dollars. We believe in his community a better place for all of our families and so again, I would like to introduce around is the definitely director of the Texas organizing project to tell us a little bit more about my number today So you know don't you don't like we don't do good morning. It's a pleasure to be here in my raining outside, but the Sun is shining here today. That's right new don't Dallas. My name is around around on the director of the Texas organizing project. We are a grassroots Organization is organizing folks across the state, mostly black and Brown folks to fight for the representation in the policies that we deserved our members and our partners the workers the things fund. I say the workers This Planned parenthood, yeah, they Texas, freedom network, yeah down as a lc, I know t mind country was baptist church. Everybody, socialists of America After labor labor labor leaders who believe in the people of Dallas have the power to make their city and their city a better place for themselves and their families today, we stand with workers business, motors, brothers and sisters. Fighting for workers rights, racial Justice. We productive rights and their elected to announce the Dallas families and community groups will be launching a campaign for paid sick time Today we got the every worker in Dallas every cashier everywhere every janitor has the right to take a t network. Whoa happy birthday and Dallas has a way to take care of themselves and their families every worker in the city of Dallas deserve pain physically. Yeah money in three dollars workers lacks access to paid sick time and enjoy you are people of color and we deserve better and we are gonna fight for Better At the ballot box and industry's win, this morning, top numbers along with our partners filed an intent to circulate position with the city city. Secretary's office, yeah right that's. Why not Fight for the ability for workers to be able to take care of themselves and their families and then started with people going in our process and our Democratic process with people going down and getting petitioner and getting the city's blessing and we're for us to collect signatures in this store. thank five dollars vote is start. The petition process. The place to pay sick time on the balance and now it's up to all people in the city of Dallas surprise up there and to make this a reality. Yes, so ask me only live yeah Win Thank you so much. You know about the next. We have a proud mother and worker in Dallas Commission city me up to tell me at dealer and she's a member are gonna Good morning once again, my name is Andy Taylor it's my pleasure to be here. I'm excited. This is such a great top. um For me, it is of Americans like me who have words wage jobs, a majority of my life Take a time of word and not having sealy ugh can be somewhere. did To the household um and it's not right, just this is not right right that in the United States is one of one of the most industrialized countries in the world that does not require employers to provide workers with basic time while I am at this point in time fortunate enough to be a wage hourly workers and I'm to my company does offer see pain, leave um which gives me a Peace of mind, but there's so many other families out there has been wise cannot have people love um losing anywhere any amount of House and a 40 hour work week. uh It is disheartening it is it's a financial, a second that's in those a 19 two of our many hours is key No longer getting on your table are paying your my meal or having the exact amount of rain that you need to pay for. That month. So imagine going today because you have to tend to your 12 your own has vehicles that turn into a food that whatever the case, maybe um I used to be an employee of the 99 cent store where I work um 14 news and they get nothing back so I know exactly what Like to being a mother of four that don't like me myself, what is like to miss days at work because once one thing they all see shit so um up once again uh, I understand the importance of having these he's out 16 days, three year in your company and that when we must do better and we will do better in now, yes, what a difference Our savior children to school see because they can't afford to stay at home. The risk to the health and the public around them is just not right. Yes, the numbers don't line use a lot utilize and paid sick time can reduce healthcare costs for workers, employees and States when you be more of a productive worker if you were battling the flu, this is common sense that, let's get this city pay Anytime measure on the ballot this year, let's put the power in the hands of the people. Yeah let's give Dallas workers more peace of mind in deed. On their time. yes Thank you so much of Nancy. You know we can't do this alone. We need and um post some from all places and dollars for any business owners any community advocates from from everywhere and so I'm next island. I love to introduce uh hmm lead daunting the owner of alexander's are Good morning this is a truly great name. Dallas, as a humanity. My name is leigh guarding. Your home, alexander's bar, we've been serving o'clock in the greater Dallas area for about 14 years, a sickly visit important to me and my voice is a small business owner and a pretty bartender okay um. I see first hand how important good health is in the service industry. These workers prepared they Served in an end of a long day, they can serve you delicious cocktail and island sanders. I make sure that my basically policy allows my team and check the time to recover when they need Or in the service industry or otherwise should have to come into work sit to survive. That's okay. No worker should have to choose between good health and pain. The rich yes right as business owners. It is responsible to take care of your voice. We must master workers because of their investment in us for no business can be successful without their dedication and Charles efforts investing workers is more Basically, to creation of madness fear for their voices, for her living wages are paid and healthcare zone so, let's be bold and demand every worker have a decent standard of living and the ability to live healthy and we're not Overall, the service industry last year the Journal for over 75 percent within the last year, alexander's was even But it's very obvious, something in the industry is broken. You shouldn't be fire vacation gets it and you should be compelled to work because you have the foot and the service industry's future dies and the said we are more restaurants per capita than anyone yet there are workers who are losing their jobs, sometimes their homes because they can't take a sick that we are better than that jealous has the opportunity To leave and ensuring that workers are going to get fire simply for being said as a business owner. I am Roger stand here for this great people with great organizations. Dallas for basic time because I to doubt site employed great people from Dallas and we will work together to build a stronger next, a sick time is good for business. It's good for workers and it's gonna go Dallas Yeah Thank you so much lena command company for last month alone. He is a construction worker that doesn't Nobody gonna hold saying good that's what I'm good morning everyone, my name is nicolas my mom and I am a member of workers defense. I was able to sell use them in the Hollywood Brazilian malice and visit them in the little work they have the other day. We love a basil is done kind of you know It was nothing can any ending generally put on a few years ago was working at a construction site here in Dallas. I started out how to be in my in my name because I was carrying a lot of having equipment on the construction site. So bending over and getting back up. I was pretty having when they have, I mean there baby and only then give them only on leave me and hopefully this coming Sunday and every time the um and come here and do grace love along my The pain in my knee got worse and when I told my boss about the pain uh and I have to burn it off, he didn't. Let me uh you don't want me to the day off to get better. Uh in the the pain of my name to you. You know this is killing it up in a little bit of man They don't miss on this been along the with the little miss demand and that's what I'm amazing. Yeah he who don't yeah man I'm gonna put your was on the newly until bit of this in the back, when he's old man into this take the day off. He said he wouldn't pay me uh if I were to the data into best um, I need the money to hear my family and after two months of pain uh the the pain and my body was too much and I couldn't take it anymore and I have to go to the emergency and they have to operate. I mean because Is um going my name is was deteriorating and then anything I listen to business need us most those we sell out because they're going as old as Anybody who's followed him even for me there with my mom and I told him of the medical product video for the hour so either something It took me seven months to recover and I went through my savings. I needed to ask for loans and my family and what I love was able to help me by sending money Yes, they love yeah I'm just going to listen counted on to think this isn't, as though must want them on what is that come from soon. This is the reality for me and my family. This is a reality that too many workers have to go through, especially in the construction industry, Texas is one of the deadliest States to working construction always billion people can Get in the video that's up to you see those gonna moving it up it's for people who want to add a comedian and last thing you know people. There but we as media yeah. It was musical and No one should have to make that choice to me all workers and dollars deserve dignity and together we can make sure that families and doesn't activity empower to take care of their families and of themselves to their That's something blast up next, we have so I am funny with Frank will Good morning my name is right. Holly and community leader and a plan parenthood, education advocate and I'm so proud and honored to be here. I love my community allies planned parenthood is committed to protecting and expanding access to health care so that all people can live a stable, healthy and empowered lives. Access to health care includes being able to take time to go to the doctor for well woman exams cancer screenings and preventive care and when version help me verizon, I was fortunate to have Access to planned parenthood access study included being able to take the time off work to get to my appointments for more than 25 years playing here on the provided me with the affordable expert help care honest nonjudgmental information and helpful resources. What is that home. I stay healthy. I graduated high school went to College and got my education. I could have here into a beautiful Sun now, obviously with her to make all that happen, but I know there moma He's my path, but I have to take it a very different direction without planned parenthood. Unfortunately, every year state continues to attack reproductive health and rights, taking away the same care that I was lucky enough to receive a planned parenthood. They leave Dallas one room will have the opportunity to make it easier protection stamp access to the home care. They need currently 70 percent a little age workers do not have access to burn painting time to take care of themselves or their families when they are sick that means that they have to stay home. They miss a day's pay and risk Losing their job, it also means that many people go to work sick, which is not only a public health hazard but also the laser covering potentially causing long term health issues. Working texans deserve to be able to prioritize their health and their families without the stress of a potential financial set backs or risk losing their jobs. Plank. There is proud to be part of working Texas for pain, save time and find, alongside community markers for policies that support women and families. Thank you Thank you so I am a little different Amazing one round was a proud member of United moving commercial workers Good morning my name is why I'm running another round number two use whoa. What a difference whoa Good remember difference when unity push for possible by using we give something that is residential about balance amazing dollars. What would have been some big love to live take of the people in the bar area I was one thousand or click here I have seen the come with the business and if the sales Exchange to make sure that we are growing in a way that positively of fifth and pets are where families yeah you can never mind the damage that never happens to tween. When a patient thing turn up with the bills for people of different yes every working person never weather driving me to be able to take care of themselves Become a different patient. Yeah. whoa Thank you so much brother up next, we have, I mean supporters events collection by Good morning everyone 112 months ago workers offense medical additional friends and our lives in Austin, including planned parenthood, Texas, freedom network, night here, young happen flavor leaders and many many others to make history happy. The first or pay sick time ordinance and the us South Everyday army angles, space choices that no one who works hard and have to face no one should be forced to choose between taking care of themselves or family member and losing their page and even your job by our members know that I famous work. Their grocery budget string their kids don't get the issues that they need for the simple evolve behind on their bills and this is unacceptable collectively the group Standing here today organize people across all the bedrooms, but a thread runs through all over work is that our members and the people that we Morgan ice are the more than one third of Texas who do not do not have sometime for too long. Our membership I've gotten used to fight after fight at the state Legislature, not not fighting for policies that will help them find Policies that only prevent them and their families from living the Texas tree for even a dignified life in Austin. We started a movement to put policies to help working families at the forefront of local policy discussions and send in our phone has been ringing off the hook we've got them all from residence meters organizers across the state asking how do we great this gonna be my sitting room okay today. We stand with Workers, business owners are brothers and sisters in the movement for workers rights, racial Justice and reproductive rights and with our elected leaders to announce her pollution working Texas for a sick time. warp We start for me today and download, but we're going to continue the conversation with working people to make sure that there is that they have earned sick time for all difference. Hmm. thank Yeah thank you working taxes are paid sick time. whoa Thanks I, like to invite to the city of Dallas city Really cool um I'm Super excited and eager for a number of reasons. First, these are a lot of my friends very joys of unfair pricing with your friends, um those of you, who've been watching down city Hall for while also recognizing the core of this coalition is the same group that brought um uh living wage for Dallas contract employees uh policy County follow suit on shortly. There after um and you can see that the pollution is growing to be a powerful and the kids Make up here much bacon Texas very glad to have these people here with us today. I'm also Super happy to have my colleagues and friends at the mayor pro tim Avenue Toronto Around this building, we save you got the running probably are gonna win. One of the reasons I'm most excited about this process is that it's the first attended the citizen valid initiative and downs and 11 years and this is critically important for uh a grass roots and comments is worker driven um program like sickly it's because what we need to do is demonstrate to legislators in Austin that this is what the people want we've got to show them with a huge number of petition signatures over 60000 Signatures we're gonna gather in the next 60 days of 10000, a day and who are going to have to turn out in November in huge numbers to vote for her sickly. That's gonna Austin that this is what texans one this is. What texans deserve and it's gonna back him down and it's been an absolute that them down and it's gonna be the beginning. I hold of the re emergence of the citizen led about edition announce was for the healthiest things that we can do for our gonna so So today I'm here to say that I am 100 percent behind this ever and I would invite the part as I can to gather the signatures to get the votes and give her sickly from all downs workers Thank you so much now today. We have model a petition. We have finally out of the secretary's office. We are ready to go on to Dallas to talk to workers to talk to families and toned up paint sick time. You need a reality in Dallas so we will load board today that's right Okay, on to the ending of the last uh pastor, Dr Jimmy, how Good morning do not stand here with these great probably found with this is as they did I'm reverend, Dr Jane. Commissar remember thinking Texas and senior pastor of city temple 70 administer church strong economies building strong families and earn paid sick time it's not only good for parents and kids but forever in Texas largest cities, hundreds of thousands of children live in a household where Wall parents work without earn a sick time for working at 63 days and This is work the wages names can equal the families entire grocery budget for a month. No one should have to choose between keeping their job and paying their bills for caring for a sick child or a relative Institute. Paste exam fall employee reflects the faith community is deep. Your new aspiration for righteousness and Justice in our communities. It is the job of all employers to not just do the minimum for their workers but we're Sure today, happy ability to strong approximately 40 percent of workers in Texas paid sick time and low income part time workers are specially, unlike into the cover. All people of faith must be clear that this does not reflect the abundant provision and care about God and it must change now As a big leader, we call on our elected officials to be moral leaders that seek to provide the best outcome for their citizens in the exodus story read about the unethically leadership of family to the point where the singer Texas, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in danger and then giving heed to that cry because if their task Masters for I am aware of their such points today, I'm Sam lee's are crying out for help and it's up to us with This is the power to release and relieve their affliction instead, we are inviting us to do it for a living Institute. First forces that each of you look not only your phone interest but also to the interest of others, often times. I'm third when I have to visit the member in the hospital and they tell me pastor, I have hurry up to beat this sickness because my bills don't get sick or past. I have to get out of here as quickly as possible for fair of losing my Um this must and yes, some implemented facing time for all employees is not only the right thing to do, but it is the moral and courageous thing to do. Let's stand up and do what's right Thank you all so much. This can blew the press conference will be around to take uh any interviews and answering your questions been doing them. since