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June 27, 2017
Picture it: Paid Leave, the Movie
A scrappy band of workers, business owners, health care professionals, community groups, union members and legislators come together to pass a law so that all…
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June 16, 2017
Value All Care and Every Family
You seldom see legislators tear up as they argue for a piece of legislation. But that’s what happened recently when Connecticut state senators made the…
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June 7, 2017
Stop the Attack on the Women’s Bureau
By Wendy Chun-Hoon Today, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta heads to the Hill to defend the Trump Administration’s proposed 20% cut to the US Department of…
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June 1, 2017
Spotlighting Transgender Issues to Cover Multi-Issue Legislative Attacks
Last month, North Carolina enacted HB2, a law that targets transgender people while also broadly attacking workers and local democracy. The full implications of HB2 have not…
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May 25, 2017
Refuse to be Silenced by Trump Budget Insults
It is insulting to be constantly told to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. President Trump’s budget proposal represents one of these insults. The budget…
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May 23, 2017
Time to Honor Moms With Equal Pay and Paid Leave
Being a mother can be deeply rewarding: You get to spend time sharing your own expertise with little ones, while they push you to see…
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May 14, 2017
Mother’s Day advice for the women Ivanka Trump forgot
When I was a new mother, I needed a lot of advice. Even though I babysat from the time I was 11 and my husband grew…
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May 1, 2017
On May Day, a Renewed Call to Resist and Push Forward
We’re living in unsettling times as a nation. With a President who seems dead set on dismantling all of the progress we’ve made in the…
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April 26, 2017
What’s Wrong with Comp Time? Ask Government Workers
Once again, Martha Roby (R-AL) has introduced the same discredited comp time bill that leaders in her party have been pushing for years. She’s joined…
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April 18, 2017
Why Black Workers in DC Need Paid Family Leave
Political leaders and think tanks in DC talk about ways to alleviate racial disparities. Others explore how to reduce infant mortality. We hear calls for…
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