Contagion: Not Just a Movie. The film Contagion has been a late summer hit in theaters nationwide.  We are using the film's release to draw attention to a real risk of contagion: 44 million American workers lack paid sick time.  Click here to watch a video featuring five individuals who have been forced to go to work ill because they couldn’t afford to or weren’t allowed to take time off.  City Hall, a New York political paper,recently covered this video and the continued efforts of the New York City paid sick time coalition.