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November 15, 2011
Note to Super-Committee: A Quick Way to $1.1 Billion in Savings
As politicians scramble to cut programs like Medicare and Medicaid that serve the most vulnerable groups in our society, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research…
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November 14, 2011
Victory for Jimmy John’s Workers
St. Paul, Minnesota: Last winter, workers for a local Jimmy John's franchise discovered through a union survey of employees that on any given day, approximately…
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November 10, 2011
Majority of First-Time U.S. Moms Now Get Paid Maternity Leave
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The number of new mothers receiving paid maternity leave climbed to a majority for the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau…
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November 9, 2011
Time to Occupy K Street
It’s time to expand the Occupy Wall Street movement to include K Street, home of the corporate lobbyists. As the top one percent carry out…
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November 2, 2011
Momentum Builds for Policies that Value Families At Work
In October, communities from coast to coast worked hard to advance policies like paid sick days that value families at work. Each of our state…
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November 2, 2011
State of Young America Includes Too Few Sick Days
By Ellen Bravo A new report on “The State of Young America” documents what the Occupy Wall Street movement has made painfully clear: many young…
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November 2, 2011
Corporate Lobbyists Block Paid Sick Days for Denver Workers
Denver ballot Initiative 300, which would have ensured more than 107,000 restaurant, healthcare, daycare and other employees were able to earn paid sick days, has…
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November 1, 2011
Denver Initiative 300: A view from the field
By Wendy Chun-Hoon, Family Values @ Work’s D.C. Director Today Denver voters have the chance to make history by ensuring that 107,000 more workers will…
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October 19, 2011
Other
CA, IL, MI, NY, PA: Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) Restaurant Opportunities Center represents and organizes restaurant workers across the country. ROC helps restaurant workers address…
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October 19, 2011
Advocates Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS) is a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs. CONNSACS works to end…
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