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May 13, 2015
#MissionPossible – and Necessary and Long Overdue
By Ellen Bravo If we listened to corporate lobbyists and conservative politicians, we’d spend our time dodging imaginary chunks of falling sky. Make sure all…
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May 10, 2015
A Mother’s Day Wish: 21st Century Workplace Policies
My husband normally doesn't participate in the media interviews I do. But three decades ago, when our kids were 2 and 5, a conservative woman…
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April 27, 2015
Senator Patty Murray: A Champion for Paid Sick Days
By Ellen Bravo The Healthy Families Act has a new Senate sponsor, Senator Patty Murray, and she’s proving to be not just a backer but…
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March 30, 2015
Don’t Wait for an Ebola Outbreak to Pass Paid Sick Days
By Melissa Josephs All of us will get sick at some point, sick enough to need to stay home. But in Illinois, 43 percent of…
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March 17, 2015
Affordable Family Leave: It’s About Time
By Ellen Bravo Consider the tale of two sisters, both employed in similar jobs. One has a child in Wisconsin; the other gives birth several…
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March 16, 2015
Dear Governor Cuomo: Women Leaders Are Hungry for Paid Leave
As President Obama noted in his State of the Union address, the U.S. is “the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick…
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March 6, 2015
How Corporate Lobbies Are Trying to Delay Justice
by Ellen Bravo We’ve all seen a toddler who realizes they’re losing the game and knocks all the pieces to the floor. It doesn’t change…
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February 12, 2015
Philadelphia Paid Sick Days: Anatomy of a Win
by Ellen Bravo Philadelphia will become the 20th location in the U.S. to enact a law guaranteeing that workers can earn paid sick days. It’s…
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February 10, 2015
Why I Hate That NyQuil Ad
I usually don’t watch ads on TV—that’s what DVRs are for. But when I do see live shows, say a Packers game or the nightly…
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February 5, 2015
Family Leave: A View from the Future
By Ellen Bravo Our kids can’t imagine what life must have been like with no internet, no cell phones, no Skype. “How did you manage?”…
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