Month: October 2015
October 29, 2015
We Will Not (Continue to) Give Up Our Family Time!
October is Work and Family Month, and it was packed with events, progress on policy, press conferences and declarations on working families. First the White…
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October 28, 2015
Please Ask About Paid Leave in the GOP Debate
Paid family leave as well as paid sick days are proving to be priority issues among voters going into 2016, according to a recent Roosevelt…
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October 22, 2015
Statement on Paul Ryan ’s Proclamation
Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions in 21 states fighting to pass paid sick days and paid family…
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October 14, 2015
Building the Successful Movement for Paid Sick Days
Over the past five years, a number of cities and states have passed paid (or “earned”) sick days requirements for workers. These victories were hard-won…
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October 9, 2015
Paid Family Leave: From Political Talking Point to Serious Election Issue
The online headline said it best: “DC could become best place to have a baby, be sick, or have parents.” We may not all bear…
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October 8, 2015
More Marylanders May Gain Paid Sick Days
Working Matters Maryland, a coalition of 140 labor, community and business organizations, hopes to see another 130,000 state residents gain access to earned sick and…
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October 8, 2015
Minneapolis Considers Paid Sick Days to Fight Inequality
The coalition known as #MPLSWorks has been leading the campaign for a Minneapolis Working Families Agenda with a series of large rallies at City Hall,…
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October 8, 2015
Building Black Women’s Power in Michigan
Mothering Justice and the Black Women’s Roundtable brought nearly 200 women to Wayne State University in Detroit recently to talk about “The State of Black…
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October 8, 2015
California Expands Paid Family Leave Protections
California’s bill to expand job protection to workers taking leave for a family member is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown. SB406 recognizes…
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October 8, 2015
Two More States Introduce Bills for FMLI
On October 6, the Washington, DC City Council introduced what will be the nation’s strongest bill for family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) if passed.…
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