Family Activists
October 6, 2015
Yair Buendia, Oregon
Yair was a high school student and member of Juventud Faceta, a Latino youth group in Eugene, when he learned of the paid sick days…
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October 6, 2015
David Deary, Rhode Island
Life changed dramatically for David and his wife when their second son, Caleb, was born with a rare genetic brain malformation that left him profoundly…
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October 6, 2015
Nancy Yarbrough, Wisconsin
Nancy Yarbrough knew exactly where she should be when her mother’s health deteriorated – at her side in the hospital. That meant a month without…
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October 6, 2015
Natasha West-Baker, Seattle
Natasha learned about the Seattle paid sick days campaign while working at a major grocery store in 2010. Although workers earned paid sick days, she…
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October 6, 2015
Kim Schofield, Georgia
Kim first heard of the Family Care Act, which would ensure those who earn paid sick days can use the time to care for family…
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October 6, 2015
Sara Orris, Connecticut
Sara Orris, a teacher for 14 years, has an 11-year-old daughter Natalie with a rare genetic condition. Last year after a grueling surgery and hospital…
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October 6, 2015
Safiyyah A. Muhammad, New Jersey
Safiyyah remembers walking by a NJ Citizen Action table at a NJ Black Issues Convention, where she was receiving an award for peer support to…
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October 6, 2015
Emanuel McCray, Baltimore
Having cancer is stressful enough – but it’s even worse when you have no paid sick days to see a doctor or receive treatment without…
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October 6, 2015
Inneshia Hart, New York
Inneshia first heard about the paid family leave insurance (PFLI) campaign in New York at an 1199 SEIU conference for home health aides. When an…
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October 6, 2015
Fabiola Gonzalez, Denver Colorado
Fabiola had been working at her retail job for four years when her dad became ill. She took a week when he had surgery, but…
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