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December 19, 2016
D.C. Council Should Show LGBTQ Workers Support with Paid Leave Bill
On Dec. 6, 2016, the D.C. Council voted to advance the Universal Paid Leave Act, a bill that would provide workers with paid family and…
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December 18, 2016
Reject Trump Policies That Set Families Back
Some congressional Democrats have announced they want to find areas to work with President-Elect Trump and point to paid leave as an example. As an…
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December 12, 2016
Reject Trump’s Maternity Leave Scheme
Some congressional Democrats have announced they want to find areas to work with President-elect Trump and point to paid leave as an example. As an…
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September 16, 2016
Fight for Equal Pay!
In the 1940’s, my grandmother organized parents to address the pay disparities between black and white teachers in the Jim Crow south. After years of…
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September 13, 2016
Open Letter to Congress and Candidates on the Zika Virus from Leaders on Gender Equity
This letter to Congress and candidates for political office comes from dozens of prominent leaders at the intersection of economic, racial and reproductive justice. Signers…
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August 26, 2016
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day by Calling for the Healthy Families Act
By Ellen Bravo When my husband and I moved to Milwaukee in the early 80s, one of us needed a job with health insurance. I…
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August 12, 2016
Behind the Polls: Why Voters Want Time to Care
Hila Ritter and her husband in Portland, OR, both work-full time. Yet neither job includes any paid leave. So Hila worked while ill during her…
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July 13, 2016
The Stories Behind the New Work Family Strategy Council Poll
Family Values @ Work Director Ellen Bravo participated in the Work Family Strategy Council press conference on polling numbers. Here is her statement: Behind each…
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June 18, 2016
Union Dads on Fatherhood and Work
This Father's Day we asked a few dads the following question: "How has your activism influenced your parenting or family life and how has your…
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June 17, 2016
Local Activists Meet National Champions for Paid Sick Days
The poster in the front of the Senate briefing room June 15 heralded a decade of wins paving the way for a national paid sick…
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