San Francisco Gives Paid Leave for New Parents
(6 Apr 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY San Francisco, California - April 5, 2016 1. Board of Supervisors roll call vote on parental leave ordinance 2. Supervisor Scott Wiener votes "Aye" on his legislation 3. Official says parental eave measure passes unanimously, bangs gavel 4. Exterior of San Francisco City Hall 5. Supervisor Scott Weiner, flanked by supporters, speaks at news conference on City Hall steps 6. SOUNDBITE: Supervisor Scott Wiener "It is better for everyone involved when parents have the ability to take time with a new child, not to have to rush back to work. We need to stop forcing parents to make the terrible decision about whether to bond with a child or whether to put food on the table." 7. Wide shot of podium 8. UPSOUND Jennifer Reisch, legal director of Equal Rights Advocates: "And the rest of the country are watching and waiting for San Francisco to take this bold step forward, so thank you very much." 9. SOUNDBITE Rosie, janitor with SEIU Local 87 in San Francisco: "As a mother of two, it's very important that we can stay home and bond with our children and not have to worry about how we're going to pay the bills and pay the rents, so please I urge you to support and pass this bill." 10. Kim Turner plays with toddler daughter at news conference 11. Turner holds sign supporting SF Paid Family Leave 12. SOUNDBITE Kim Turner, a nonprofit attorney and mother in San Francisco: "The full pay would help tremendously. We just aren't getting enough right now. And it is such a stretch to raise a newborn and a toddler, especially in San Francisco. It's really hard. We need that extra help from our employers." AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY San Francisco, California - April 4, 2016 13. Mark Dwight shows backpacks his company Rickshaw Bagworks sells 14. Close up of backpack 15. SOUNDBITE Mark Dwight, CEO of Rickshaw Bagworks and president of San Francisco Small Business Commission "So the impact it has on all businesses here in San Francisco is to raise the cost of doing business, and unfortunately that cost is disproportionately borne by small companies." 16. Cashier directs customers at Rickshaw Bagworks 17. SOUNDBITE Mark Dwight, CEO of Rickshaw Bagworks and president of San Francisco Small Business Commission "I don't have a problem with that benefit whatsoever. My only objection is that we not deal with it in a way that puts San Francisco businesses at a disadvantage competitively, and also adds to the burden, the financial burden, of doing business in the county of San Francisco." 18. Employee works at sewing machine at Rickshaw Bagworks 19. Closeup of sewing machine needle at work 20. Female employee prepping bag STORYLINE: San Francisco became the first place in the country Tuesday to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents in what was hailed as the latest move to address income inequality in the nation. The measure approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors will give new mothers and fathers six weeks of fully paid time off, a rarity now offered to some government sector workers and some private employees, particularly those who work in the tech industry. "The vast majority of workers in this country have little or no access to paid parental leave, and that needs to change," Supervisor Scott Wiener, who pushed the measure, said at a news conference before the vote. The measure requires another formal vote by the board next week as well as approval by Mayor Ed Lee, who says he is happy to sign it. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
