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August 15, 2023

All Moms Can’t Win the Job Lottery and Shouldn’t Have To

By Linda Garcia Barnard, Director of Finance and Administration at Family Values @ Work August 15th, 2023 marks moms Equal Pay Day where full-time, year-round…
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December 8, 2022

Respect for Marriage Act: An Important Step In Our Democracy

(WASHINGTON, DC) ––  Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family…
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September 26, 2022

National Family Day

by MaKeda Scott Family Values @ Work and our state partners are happy to celebrate National Family Day today. Family is not always who you’re…
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July 12, 2022

Who is leading the fight around time to care in your community?

Every year Family Values @ Work honors worker activists on the frontline of the movement for equitable policies that value workers and their families. Honorees…
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November 25, 2020

Giving Thanks for Family

Thanksgiving traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday season. Many of us are re-examining the origins of this particular day and learning the truth about…
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June 18, 2020

Choosing Joy in the Face of Oppression

Juneteenth has always been a challenging holiday for me. The dichotomy of celebrating the end of slavery in a nation that still perpetuates the very…
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June 15, 2020

Pride in the Fight for Equality

Family Values @ Work celebrates the long-overdue recognition that firing someone on the basis of LGBTQ+ identity is sex discrimination and a violation of the…
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February 15, 2019

No Border Wall

Statement from Family Values @ Work on the Declaration of National Emergency to Fund a Border WallFebruary 15, 2019 Family Values @ Work denounces the…
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November 6, 2017

Momentum Swells for Expanded Definition of Family to Recognize Chosen Family

Momentum Swells for Expanded Definition of Family as Three Largest U.S. Cities Recognize Chosen Family in Paid Sick Days Policies State Actions since mid-2016 have…
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September 6, 2017

Statement by Family Values @ Work on Administration Decision to End DACA

The Statue of Liberty’s welcome has not changed, and neither should our nation’s. People come to the United States to make life better for themselves…
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