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October 31, 2023
Domestic Violence Survivors Need Paid Safe Time Now!
By Preston Van Vliet, State Organizer Trigger Warning: mentions of domestic violence, mentions of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, and safe time October is Endโฆ
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October 25, 2023
#TimeToCare: Navigating Distance and Duty
By Luis Larin, Digital Organizer โRing me ASAP.โ Even amidst her wedding plans, my sister's four words hit me like a freight train. Followed byโฆ
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October 17, 2023
The Fifth Little Girl: Honoring Sara Collins Rudolph on International Day of the Girl
By Makeda Scott, FV@W Communications Associate For this yearโs International Day of the Girl, I pay tribute to Sara Collins Rudolph, the forgotten survivor ofโฆ
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September 28, 2023
Looking Back on the Bash of All Bashes
By Safiya Simmons, Communications Director at FV@W Honey, Iโm still tired. Last week, Family Values @ Work brought together its partners from across the nationโฆ
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September 28, 2023
Tuning in for Families
By Sammy Chavin-Grant, Federal Strategy Director at FV@W Last night I joined millions of Americans in watching the second Republican National Convention Presidential debate. Whileโฆ
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August 24, 2023
RNC Debate โ They Werenโt Speaking to Me
Written by Makeda Scott, Communications Associate at Family Values At Work On August 23, I, like many individuals, tuned in to the Republican presidential candidatesโฆ
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August 15, 2023
All Moms Canโt Win the Job Lottery and Shouldnโt 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-roundโฆ
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July 6, 2023
Reflecting on the 2023 Supreme Court Decisions
By Josie Kalipeni In a flurry of decisions, the Supreme Court decided to continue rolling back protections for the most vulnerable among us as theyโฆ
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June 27, 2023
Senate HELP Committee Takes Action for Working People!
By Sammy Chavin-Grant Last Wednesday, June 21, I sat with a large cup of coffee, ready to tune into the live stream of the Senateโฆ
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June 27, 2023
The Nuclear Family Wonโt Save Us
By Marie Lindberg I was raised to believe that the only ideal family was the nuclear family โ one husband, one wife, 2.5 kids, andโฆ
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