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January 31, 2020
Protecting the Right to Organize
There are two bills, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act” (H.R. 2474/S. 1306) and the “Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act” (H.R. 3463/S.1970),…
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January 27, 2020
Include Me: A Letter to the Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
On January 28, the Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave. The members of the Worker…
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January 24, 2020
Setting the Course For a New Decade
Wendy Chun-Hoon, Executive Director of Family Values @ Work I step into the role of Executive Director of Family Values @ Work as we enter…
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January 8, 2020
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched
Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program officially launched January 1, 2020. By close of business January 5, nearly 6,400 Washingtonians had already submitted applications.…
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December 11, 2019
Rooting in Our Values, Rising in Our Power
What does a room full of caregiving organizers, change agents, and rising leaders look like? It looks like the 16th Annual Meeting hosted by Family…
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October 28, 2019
Kabrita Leader: “Support Work and Family Month by Advocating for Paid Leave”
In addition to boasting Halloween, October carries the charge of National Work and Family Month. October is a time when people in organizations across the…
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October 23, 2019
California was a paid leave pioneer — now it’s time for Congress to act
As a pediatrician and scientist, I have spent my academic career researching social factors affecting health and health equity for children and families, including paid…
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October 4, 2019
“Bankruptcy or Death”: Grey’s Anatomy on “Options” for Workers without Paid Leave
Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running primetime medical show in television history, has helped shine a light on pressing social issues, including the emotional damage and…
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September 23, 2019
Wins Matter
It started as a pain in her wrist. Marilyn Washington, a home care provider in San Antonio, Texas, began to notice the ache after several…
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September 16, 2019
Family Values @ Work’s 2019 GameChanger Award Winners
The paid leave movement has seen tremendous progress this year - from adoption of a paid sick and safe leave ordinance in Dallas, to two…
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