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Hundreds of US Companies Will Give Workers Time to Vote

2020-02-25 4,054 Dailymotion

According to Pew Research Center, only 56 percent of eligible voters participated in the 2016 contest.<br />A conflicting working schedule is one <br />of the main reasons Americans <br />didn't go to the polls.<br />Nonpartisan coalition Time to Vote <br />is now hoping to help increase <br />U.S. voter participation rates.<br />383 companies have joined the coalition <br />and are preparing their employees <br />for the 2020 election.<br />Besides providing information <br />about mail-in voting, some are <br />giving workers paid time off.<br />One of them is Levi Strauss & Co., <br />who will give paid time off to <br />corporate and retail workers.<br />Election Day<br />is set for November 3.<br />Outdoor retailer Patagonia <br />is doing the same.<br />At Walmart, which has a workforce <br />of over 1.5 million, there will be <br />three hours of paid time off.<br />Farmers Insurance workers will <br />get two hours of paid time off.<br />"We believe everyone at Farmers should feel empowered to make a difference in their communities across the country and should not have to choose between earning a paycheck and voting.", CEO Jeff Dailey, via statement

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