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February 1, 2013
Everybody Will Benefit from Portland Paid Sick Days Policy
by Andrea Paluso Bus riders in Portland - and the cars that pass them - are getting a stark reminder of why everybody benefits whenโฆ
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January 11, 2013
Flu Prevention? Try Paid Sick Days
Ask Adela Valdez how it feels to hear public health experts on TV explain ways to limit a flu outbreak. Get a flu shot, washโฆ
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December 10, 2012
Why We All Have a Stake in Immigration Reform
By Ellen Bravo Iโm reading Junot Diazโs new book and my head is swimming with images of Ana Iris, a Dominican mother of three whoโฆ
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December 7, 2012
Valuing Families: Forward, Together
State activists joined national allies and funders at the Ford Foundation December 4 to celebrate nine years of successes by Family Values @ Work. Weโฆ
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November 16, 2012
The STUFF American Voters Want
If ads saturate the networks before the elections, punditry clogs the airwaves right after. This year brought us a much-repeated pearl from Fox News guru,โฆ
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November 12, 2012
Football and Family
By Ellen Bravo Iโm a die-hard Packers fan, but I have to hand it to Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, who was determined to be withโฆ
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November 9, 2012
Long Beach Hotel Workers Win Living Wages, Paid Sick Days
Two thousand workers who clean the rooms and serve the food at hotels in Long Beach, California had special cause for celebration election night. Theyโฆ
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November 2, 2012
Protesters Greet NFIB Bus Tour in Orlando
When the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) rolled into Orlando with its โI Built My Businessโ bus tour, they ran into some unexpected companyโฆ
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November 1, 2012
Earning Paid Sick Days Promotes Equity
Communities need paid sick days to keep people healthy, to help workers stay employed, to boost the economy. But as a Halloween rally in Portlandโฆ
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October 17, 2012
Miami Community Leaders Call for Earned Sick Time
With the support of more than 40 community organizations, the Miami-Dade Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces today kicked off its campaign to guarantee thatโฆ
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