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Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson says he will push forward petitions for paid sick leave
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on August 05, 2014 at 2:01 PM, updated August 05, 2014 at 2:22 PMTRENTON – Mayor Eric Jackson accepted more than 2,200 signed petitions from city residents this morning seeking an ordinance that would require private-sector employers to provide paid sick days to workers.
The group of canvassers collected signatures over the past few months and handed the stack of papers to Jackson.
“I will take them on behalf of the city and forward them to the clerk and move them forward,” Jackson said.
Analilia Meja, executive director of New Jersey Working Families, said the petitions ask that once the signatures are reviewed by the city clerk, City Council would be asked to choose to pass the law as an ordinance or put it on the November ballot.