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October 21, 2014
Let’s Talk About Paid Family and Medical Leave
October is National Work & Family Month, making it the perfect time to talk about the importance of paid family and medical leave. At some…
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October 17, 2014
Preserving Democracy in Pennsylvania
By Ellen Bravo It had all the trappings of an ALEC-backed attack on democracy: Push out a bill prohibiting local governments from passing workplace protections…
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September 29, 2014
Honor Evelyn Coke: No Delay in Protections for Home Care Workers
by Ellen Bravo For more than three decades, Evelyn Coke took care of elderly and disabled patients at homes throughout New York City. She got…
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September 25, 2014
Respect the Bump Gets Results as Well as Respect
By Ellen Bravo Girshriela Green got involved the day someone called saying he wanted to make a change at Walmart – the corporation that had…
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September 22, 2014
YesOn4 in Massachusetts
by Ellen Bravo People who will benefit from earned sick time in Massachusetts – ballot initiative 4 – are greeting activists enthusiastically at the door.…
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September 18, 2014
Women Leaders: The Policies Women Need Are What the Economy Needs
When Secretary Hillary Clinton and five Congressional women leaders gathered today at the Center for American Progress to talk about an economic security agenda for…
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September 1, 2014
Bite-Size Compensation, Supersized Costs: A Labor Day Pledge
By Ellen Bravo McDonalds made headlines when it advised its employees to cut their food into smaller pieces to make it last longer, offered sample…
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August 27, 2014
If Democracy Had Prevailed: Bittersweet Win for Orange County Voters
from our partners at the Orange Rising Coalition in Orange County, Florida, August 26, 2014 On Women's Equality Day, a years long battle to bring…
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August 26, 2014
#WEmatter: A Message to Lawmakers from Today’s Families
by Ellen Bravo What happens when a woman lands a good job usually done by men, but the workplace doesn't have paid sick days? Take…
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August 5, 2014
FMLA Turns 21: Dare to Imagine the World We Deserve
by Ellen Bravo Twenty-one. This number has come to symbolize adulthood. It means good luck in cards. But when it comes to the Family and…
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