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March 29, 2017
Leaning On Each Other: A Story and Call to Action
“How’s that jade plant doing?” Joe* asked me as we sat down at his kitchen table for our weekly visit. “You said you put it…
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March 21, 2017
ABC’s “Black-ish” is Bullish on Paternity Leave
When was the last time a popular TV show took on the issue of paternity leave at all, much less in the same episode as…
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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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March 8, 2017
Uncommon Goods Partners with FV@W to Promote Paid Leave
UncommonGoods encourages customers to take action with launch of interactive map of states’ paid leave policies, will name Family Values @ Work as a…
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March 7, 2017
Women Workers Rising on International Women’s Day
by Ellen Bravo More than a century ago, thousands of women garment workers went on strike in New York City. What they could not win…
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March 2, 2017
300 Women’s Groups Send Strong Message to President
America’s women are alarmed by a Trump administration agenda that has already done grave harm to families across the country and undermined essentials rights and…
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March 1, 2017
The Wrong Envelope or Alternative Facts?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Ellen Bravo In his speech to the Joint Session of Congress, the president uttered these words: “My administration wants to work with members of…
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February 21, 2017
Why Tax Credits for Business Won’t Get Us Paid Leave
It’s great to see people from all political camps talking about paid leave. Caring for babies, recovering from surgeries, and helping ailing partners or parents…
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February 15, 2017
Paid Sick Days Helps Cities Thrive
I live in Milwaukee. Every so many years city leaders will launch a contest for a new logo, a new slogan. For a while we…
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February 7, 2017
Carrying on the Fight for Family Leave
When the Family and Medical Leave Act finally became law 24 years ago, someone from the local Chamber of Commerce cornered me to complain. The…
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