2008-2011 Mayoral State of the City addresses: on Families & Children
Bill de Blasio:
Enforce paid sick leave for temp workers
We know that the people working the hardest often earn the least, and have the fewest protections. In this city, nannies, home health aides, housekeepers, drivers, freelancers--more than 200,000 New Yorkers--receive no benefits at all, and have no
security. These are the people who keep this city running. And in return, they get the short end of the stick.And that's why, today, I am expanding the mission, and in fact, the name of the Department of Consumer Affairs. It will now be the
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
They'll continue to enforce City laws like paid sick leave and will undertake a new mandate--to protect the most vulnerable workers in our economy. When a home health care aid--when their pay is withheld
or any worker is mistreated, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will intervene. Whether you're an employee or a temp, whether you're paid by check or cash, whether you're documented or not, if you work in NYC, then we will work for you.
Source: 2019 State of the City address
Jan 10, 2019
Bill de Blasio:
Mandated up to ten days of Paid Personal Time every year
Hardworking people every day at big box retailers, at non-union hotels, and yes, even in corporate offices--I'm talking about the half-million New Yorkers who can't take so much as a single day off, not one, to be there when their child needs them or to
gather with their family for a wedding or just to take care of themselves. We all need to recharge sometimes, don't we? Our health depends on it. And the facts prove it. Employees who get regular time off have fewer health problems, they suffer fewer
injuries, they make fewer mistakes, and their productivity goes up. That's why literally every other industrialized country on Earth gives workers the fundamental right of paid vacation. Literally not a single city or state in this country provides this
right. This will be the first time, right now. New York City will become the first city in the nation to mandate Paid Personal Time for all our workers. Full-time or part-time, you will earn up to ten days of Paid Personal Time every year.
Source: 2019 State of the City address
Jan 10, 2019
Rudy Giuliani:
Child Protection should move toward permanent foster homes
For a child who’s been abused or neglected, and has to be taken away from parent permanently, foster care is not the right answer permanently for that child. The right answer is a permanent home in which the child can have someone
that loves and cares for him or her. [The Administration for Children Services] can not protect all children, but [we] are moving in the right direction.
Source: State of the City the Address, New York City
Jan 13, 2000
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