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NATIONAL VACATION MATTERS SUMMIT COMING AUGUST 10-12
TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is pleased to announce that the first-ever National Vacation Matters Summit will be held at Seattle University August 10-12. We have an exciting lineup of speakers
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The cost of the conference is just $95 and $45 for students.
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Come join in this discussion of why more vacation time matters for America and what we can do to get it! Information on inexpensive food and accommodations at Seattle University will be posted this week.
H.R. 2564: THE PAID VACATION ACT OF 2009-REBUTTING THE OPPOSITION
John de Graaf
As soon as Congressman Alan Grayson introduced the Paid Vacation Act of 2009, a mighty roar of protest rose from the opposition. The bill attracted enough attention to draw even conservative luminary George Will into the debate. The way Will and some other opponents see it, this modest call for a one to two week vacation for working Americans represents a step toward (French) socialism in the United States, if not the end of Western Civilization as we know it. In this essay I argue for the bill, rebut the central arguments of its opponents and address concerns of potential supporters. (Read More)
New National Poll Shows Strong Support for Paid Vacation Law!
A new poll finds that more than two-thirds of Americans support a law that would guarantee paid vacations for workers. The poll found 69% of Americans saying they would support a paid vacation law, with the largest percentage of respondents favoring a law guaranteeing three weeks vacation or more. Take Back Your Time advocates a three-week paid vacation law... (see more)
Check out these great campaign arguments
- Why should you care?
- The Case for Paid Vacation
- How we compare with other countries
- Take back your vacation
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