Rahm makes a big announcement, then ruins it by pretending he's a "commoner" instead of a rich connected politician:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday offered four to six weeks of paid maternity leave to pregnant city employees — even as he reined in a policy that has allowed workers to stockpile vacation days and cash them out upon retirement.
Ten years ago, the Chicago Sun-Times disclosed that City Hall had no maternity policy for its female employees. That has forced pregnant women to cobble together unused sick days, vacation days and unpaid family leave and rush back to work before they’re ready.
On Wednesday, Emanuel changed all that.
Nice of him to change it after J-Fled and his ilk all got to cash out millions in vacation time - vacation time everyone else had to "use or lose." All Hail Rahm! All Hail Rahm! Then we read this:
- “It’s gonna help us recruit and maintain a workforce. ... It’s not only a good business practice, but it’s in line with who we are. ... I can say this as somebody who took a week off when each child was born of my three. It’s the right thing to do for your employees. … It’s good values. And it’s a great way to start a child off in the bonding between an adult and a child.”
Well gee, if we had made $16 million or so under the table in a fixed deal with a major banking concern, we could afford to take a week off to be with our newborn kids, too. But seeing as how those jobs only go to certain connected people, well, hopefully the watch commander doesn't restrict time due after the delivery.