Author: Allison Fitzgerald
May 5, 2025
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Crisis and Paid Safe Leave
Paid time to care is a crucial lifeline for so many workers and families. Due to historical factors and societal systems, certain communities experience worseโฆ
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April 15, 2025
Taxpayers are Not Protected by the American Economy
Every year, on April 15th taxpayers are reminded that our economy is not built for the average worker to thrive. While workers must reconcile taxesโฆ
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March 25, 2025
FV@W Statement on the Reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Equal Pay Day
Today on Equal Pay Day Family Values @ Work applauds the reintroduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act by Rep. Rosa DeLaura (D-CT) and Sen. Pattyโฆ
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March 13, 2025
Everyone Will Need Paid Leave SomedayโSo Why Donโt We Have It?
We've all seen the consequences when workers lack access to paid family and medical leave. People return to work before theyโve healed, neglect illnesses untilโฆ
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March 6, 2025
Our State of the Union Statement
The current federal administration is failing to prioritize the care policies families need to thrive. Instead of expanding access to paid family and medical leave,โฆ
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March 5, 2025
Families Thrive with Cross Partisan Support
On February 19th, I spoke on a panel with the Convergence Collaborative, of which I have been a member since 2023. The Convergence Collaborative isโฆ
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March 4, 2025
For the Love of Georgia
On February 18th, 2025, one of Family Values @ Workโs network partners, 9to5 Georgia hosted a lobby day at Georgiaโs state capital in Atlanta. Families,โฆ
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March 3, 2025
How I Celebrated Chosen Family Day
Many of us have people in our lives who are not related to us, but serve in the role of family. They love and supportโฆ
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February 18, 2025
Breaking the Cycle: Why VDay Must Be a Call to Action
TW: violence, domestic violence, sexual assault The seeds of VDay began with the play, The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. The theater piece centered womenโฆ
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February 14, 2025
The Drama of Michiganโs Earned Paid Sick and Safe Time Continues
In 2018, Michigan passed a strong earned paid sick and safe time ballot. Subsequently, the conservative legislature worked to weaken the law, and our Networkโฆ
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