State campaign for paid sick days launched in Duluth, where fewest receive benefit
Perhaps it’s no surprise that the organizers of a statewide campaign to provide earned sick and safe time benefits to all Minnesota workers chose Duluth for their kickoff.
Workers in southeast St. Louis County apparently have the unfortunate distinction of being among the least likely to have access to paid time off in the state. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that between 2011 and 2012, only 49.6 percent of people employed in the area in and around Duluth and Hermantown had the ability to earn paid sick time.
