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Tag: Healthy Families Act

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May 17, 2023

Celebrating the Reintroduction of the FAMILY and Healthy Families Acts

This is a momentous week for Family Values @ Work and our Network. This week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Representative Rosa…
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May 17, 2023

Healthy Families Act and FAMILY Act Reintroduced in 118th Congress

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) reintroduced the Healthy Families Act, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S.…
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March 14, 2019

Why I Support the Healthy Families Act

When Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduce the Healthy Families Act March 14, Christina Hayes from Detroit, Michigan and a leader in Mothering…
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March 15, 2017

Get Real about Paid Sick Days

Have you seen the contest floating around Facebook called “Sick Just Got Real”? You’re supposed to send in a selfie or YouTube video answering a…
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September 29, 2016

Family Values @ Work Praises Final Rule Requiring Paid Sick Days for Employees of Federal Contractors

Family Values @ Work, a national network of coalitions in 24 states, hails the final step in the process of enacting President Obama’s executive order…
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August 26, 2016

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day by Calling for the Healthy Families Act

By Ellen Bravo When my husband and I moved to Milwaukee in the early 80s, one of us needed a job with health insurance. I…
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May 13, 2015

#MissionPossible – and Necessary and Long Overdue

By Ellen Bravo If we listened to corporate lobbyists and conservative politicians, we’d spend our time dodging imaginary chunks of falling sky. Make sure all…
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