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June 28, 2016
Orange is the New Black on the Old White Supremacy
By Ellen Bravo [spoiler alerts] American culture has two ways of erasing white supremacy. The first declares that we are post-racial: Blacks can become president,…
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February 25, 2015
Family Values @ Work Hails Chicago Voters’ Overwhelming Support for Earned Sick Days
Calls on City Council to Respond Quickly with Strong Policy In response to Tuesday’s non-binding referendum on earned sick days, where 82 percent of voters…
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February 20, 2015
Family Values @ Work Applauds Walmart Workers’ Victory
Calls on Walton Family to Make the Raise a Living Wage with Full-Time Hours Washington, DC – Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions…
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January 21, 2015
Family Values @ Work: POTUS Action Helps Working Families Succeed as Caregivers and Providers
President Underscores Commitment with Invitation to Maryland Paid Sick Days Sponsor For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 Contact: Laura Brandon, laura.brandon@berlinrosen.com, 202-641-8477 Following President…
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March 29, 2013
New York’s Paid Sick Leave Bill May Serve As Model For U.S.
NEW YORK -- When Juana Alvarez's 14-year-old daughter contracted a blood infection five years ago, Alvarez took her daughter to the hospital, leaving her newborn…
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October 3, 2012
Calling on the candidates to debate real family issues
Recently a group of about two dozen care-giving advocates, many of them children’s advocates too, gathered in a conference overlooking K Street to brainstorm about…
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May 8, 2012
Margot Dorfman CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
“The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce strongly and enthusiastically endorses the earned sick time legislation because it supports small businesses, benefits workers and encourages an…
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