Name: ZERO WEEKS
Start: 2018-05-15T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-05-15T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Busboys and Poets (Takoma)

ZERO WEEKS

Chris Garlock

Co-sponsored by Jews United for Justice Weaving powerful stories together with insightful interviews with leading policymakers, economists, researchers, and activists, ZERO WEEKS lays out a compelling argument for guaranteed paid leave for every American worker. The film looks at paid leave from an emotional, medical, financial and global perspective. Once a fringe issue, paid leave is now central to the national debate. The issue is not just political, it’s smart economics. Three states that have implemented their own policies — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island— have experienced <A HREF="http://www.nationalpartnership.org/research-library/work-family/paid-leave/paid-leave-works-in-california-new-jersey-and-rhode-island.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">greater economic stability</A>. Companies like Google, which provide over 16 weeks of paid leave, have seen their rates of attrition fall by 50%. Paid leave is not just good for families, relationships, and the health of seniors, parents and children, but it is beneficial for business and our nation’s ability to compete on a global scale. DIR Ky Dickens; 2017, US 
<A HREF="https://youtu.be/GCS9Hpm0oCI" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here for the trailer</A>

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