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September 12, 2011
Seattle wins paid sick days
SEATTLE | With an 8-1 vote, the Seattle City Council passed a landmark ordinance to ensure workers in all but the city's smallest businesses can…
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September 12, 2011
SEATTLE APPROVES PAID SICK DAYS BILL
Third City to Implement Paid Sick Days as Momentum Builds Nationwide National Release of Video Highlighting True Stories of Workers Forced to Go to Work…
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September 5, 2011
Hepatitis Scare Highlights Need for Paid Sick Days
The Labor Day edition of the Fayetteville (North Carolina) Observer included this great op-ed by Louisa Warren, a policy advocate with the NC Justice Center…
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August 25, 2011
Paid Sick Days Will Cut High Cost of Health Care
Concerned about the high cost of health care? A forthcoming report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Studies finds one cost-cutter: paid sick days. Researchers…
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August 25, 2011
Justice According to Jack Welch
The Women's Media Center published a blog by Family Values @ Work's executive director, Ellen Bravo, today. It's being cross-posted as part of a Women's Equality Day…
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August 10, 2011
Help the Help
Today the movie "The Help" premiers across the country. "The Help" places African American domestic workers at the center of a major motion picture -…
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August 8, 2011
Workers Strike Back at Verizon
Verizon appears not to have learned the lesson of Wisconsin — workers DO notice when “sacrifice” is a one-way street. Corporate giants like Verizon are…
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July 28, 2011
Milwaukee paid sick days coalition vows to fight on
COALITION VOWS TO FIGHT ON AFTER JUDGE FAILS TO STOP THEFT OF PAID SICK DAYS IN MILWAUKEE Politics trumped justice and the will of the…
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July 21, 2011
Family Values @ Work Activists Celebrate Wins at National Summit
“Energized for the next efforts.” “Proud to be part of this movement.” “Grateful for the opportunity to share my story at the Congressional Reception. That…
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July 19, 2011
Aaron’s story: Luck shouldn’t determine whether you can take responsibility for your family
Via Washington Policy Watch: I'm the proud father of a 6-week old baby girl. As you can imagine, I've had my share of sleepless nights…
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