There is a special resonance to the fact that New York City schoolteachers, most of them women, do not receive paid parental leave. They are forced to hoard sick days or rely on the good luck that they will give birth at the end of June. The Department of Education gives teachers 10 sick days a year, and she has accumulated 17, giving her three weeks of hiatus. If teachers leave or quit still owing days, their final pay is docked. Among the unions, the United Federation of Teachers has been the most vocal in calling for parental leave; conversations between the city and unions are ongoing.

Source: New York Times December 01, 2017 12:01 UTC