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July 27, 2012
Paid Sick Days in New York: A Burning Issue
by Martha Baker Record high temperatures and a blistering sun were no deterrent to hundreds of New York women as we gathered on the stepsโฆ
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June 26, 2012
โHaving it All?โโThe Wrong Question for Most Women
By Ellen Bravo | June 26, 2012 As it has done at least once a decade for the past 40 years, the media seems intentโฆ
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June 20, 2012
End Unchecked Use of โJob Killerโ Allegations
The right wing relies on an old method of deception: repeat something often enough and people will begin to accept it as fact. And whenโฆ
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June 15, 2012
How to Honor Our Fathers
By Karen S. White The media talks a lot about women as the traditional family caregiver. But as we look forward to Fatherโs Day celebrations,โฆ
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June 12, 2012
Who Cares For โ and About โ Sick Kids?
by Ellen Bravo Note to all legislators and other decision-makers: If you care about children, you must pay attention to what is happening to theirโฆ
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June 4, 2012
Get a Glimpse Behind the Kitchen Door
Cage-free chicken grilled by a sneezing chef. Organic salad brought to you by a coughing server. Are we really eating healthier when we don't know whatโฆ
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June 1, 2012
Tell Walmart to Stop Firing Workers for Being Sick!
Today Walmart is celebrating their fiftieth anniversary at their shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Not everyone will be joining the party. Angela Williamson was recentlyโฆ
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May 30, 2012
Protest rally at Falmouth Dunkinโ Donuts Friday at 9
Rally tomorrow at Dunkin' Donuts in Falmouth in support of earned sick time 39 locations on Cape Cod alone, Occupy Cape Cod, others join protestโฆ
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May 23, 2012
3 Reasons Why Card-Carrying Capitalists Should Support Paid Family Leave
In business school, we were taught that a solid strategy recognizes the exogenous (external) and endogenous (internal) challenges facing your business and addresses them. Employeeโฆ
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May 23, 2012
Who Speaks for Small Business? Not NFIB
The National Federation of Independent Businesses loves to wrap itself in the flag of neighborhood Mom and Pop shops when it lobbies on Capitol Hill,โฆ
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