Raquel is a hardworking mom from Paterson who works for a mommy and me shelter. Raquel believes it is unfair to her clients when she goes to work sick because she is spreading her illness to the moms and babies at the shelter.

Alicia is a patient care assistant who has four underage children at home. She is a “per diem” employee who works a full time schedule.

Derrick is an airport worker who cleans planes in Newark, NJ. Derrick talks about how the lack of earned sick days has impacted him personally; after an injury to his hand on the job, he was expected to continue working even though he was in pain.

Armando is a member of New Labor. He worked at a gas station in New Brunswick for three and a half years, working 7 days a week with only a single day off once every three months and he had not paid sick days.