Yesterday, the Philadelphia City Council voted 11-6 to pass an ordinance requiring that certain employers offer their workers paid sick days.

While this is a wide margin, Mayor Nutter is expected to veto the bill, as he did in 2011. It requires a two-thirds majority to overrule the veto, which means that the council would have to find one more “yes” vote.

One other city that is pushing for a paid sick days policy is New York City, where we’re working to pass such a plan.

Join with PCCC to ask New York City Council Speaker Speaker Christine Quinn to hold a vote on a city-wide paid sick leave.