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May 27, 2016

Minneapolis Will Become First Midwestern City with Paid Sick Days!

by Ellen Bravo Today’s paid sick days victory in Minneapolis is a huge win for Minneapolis workers and will help boost health and safety in…
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March 2, 2016

Superstore Delivers for Paid Leave and Labor

Finally, a prime time TV show depicts what the lack of paid leave looks like for millions of Americans, the ones who stock shelves rather…
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March 2, 2016

Support Paid Sick Days Requirement for Federal Contractors

Should the federal government require businesses it contracts with to offer paid sick days to their workers? The answer is a resounding yes – and…
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February 15, 2016

We Need Laws that Support Our Families: DC Paid Leave Hearing

by Ellen Bravo The hearing room at the DC City Council was packed on February 11, the witness list longer than council members could remember…
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January 12, 2016

Letters to POTUS 2016

The following are letters from all 21 states in the Family Values @ Work network to President Obama. They’re from those who’ve needed just a…
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December 15, 2015

Honoring 2015 Game Changers

We’ve seen so much progress in 2015 to expand access to paid sick days and paid family and medical leave. On November 18 we gathered…
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November 16, 2015

Honoring Our 2015 Game Changers!

In this extraordinary year of progress for paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance, Family Values @ Work is proud to announce our…
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November 5, 2015

Connecting Work-Family and LGBTQ Activists

Movement leaders from over twenty organizations representing LGBTQ rights, work-family, reproductive justice, racial justice, economic justice, and labor came together recently to dig deeper into…
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November 5, 2015

Dozens Testify for Paid Family Leave in MA, None Against

Dozens of workers showed up at the Massachusetts State House Oct. 27 to testify about the cost to families and the community when working people…
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November 4, 2015

Once We Win:  Sharing Strategies for Enforcement

First we win – then we need to make sure the new law becomes familiar and accessible. To improve our success, paid sick days activists…
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