Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson secured a win against big business on Thursday after the City Council voted to increase paid time off, the latest step in the progressive mayor's liberal agenda since he took office in May.

The City Council voted 36-12 in favor of an ordinance that doubles Chicago's current paid leave mandate to 10 days over the objections of several organizations representing hospitals and hotels.

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Johnson said at a news conference after the vote that the passage of the increased paid leave stands was “a value statement that says that here in Chicago, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to take care of themselves, their loved ones, to do it without the burden of financial instability.”

“We are enacting progressive policies that will ultimately attract the best talent, because we are unlocking Chicago’s greatest potential,” the Democratic mayor said, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Our greatest potential is people.”

Along with 10 days of sick leave, the ordinance exempts small businesses from having to pay out unused paid time off to exiting employees and delays the date when workers could sue their employers over violations. It will go into effect at the end of December.

Supporters of the ordinance include the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Business Leadership Council, and the Chatham Business Association, as well as worker advocacy groups and labor unions.

However, major business trade organizations such as the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Restaurant Association said the new rules would only make the city’s business climate harsher, the Chicago Tribune reported.

In a letter to the mayor sent in early November, the Association of Safety-Net Community Hospitals claimed the additional cost would force Chicago hospitals that care for the most vulnerable “to make the incredibly difficult decision to either find new revenues from the state of Illinois to cover this cost, or to reduce staff and eliminate services."

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The opposition groups have criticized several of Johnson's other progressive priorities, including phasing out lower tipped wages for restaurant workers and the "Bring Chicago Home" initiative heading to voters in March that will create new tax tiers for real estate transfers that funnel funds toward helping homelessness.

Thursday's vote “cemented Chicago’s status as a hostile place for employers of every size and sector to do business and continued their direction of discouraging economic development, investment, and job growth in the communities that need it most," the business groups in opposition to the ordinance said in a statement.