rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/sickbankpetition?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-sickbankpetition' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Massachusetts Library Staff Association Local 4928 https://actionnetwork.org/groups/massachusetts-library-staff-association-local-4928 https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/582/883/normal/Welcome_to_Math_Class_Google_Header.png The BPL Professional Staff Association has successfully managed our Extended Sick Leave Fund ("sick bank") since its inception. Members donate one, two, or three days worth of hours each year to the bank to help support members in need. A member has requested to use these hours to attend doctor's appointments, treatment sessions for her cancer, and other time off as related to her illness. Unfortunately, her request has been denied by the head of Boston Public Library's Human Resources Department and the City of Boston's Office of Labor Relations. No one who is going through cancer treatment should also have to worry about paying their bills. No one should have to choose between a doctor's appointment and getting paid. If we allow BPL HR and OLR to decide that a member shouldn't be granted the hours from our sick bank now, what is to stop them from denying all of our requests in the future? https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sickbankpetition