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October 28, 2021
Family Values @ Work Decries the Cutting of Paid Family Leave from Build Back Better
(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical…
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October 4, 2021
A Letter From Our New Executive Director
by Josie Kalipeni, Family Values @ Work's newly appointed Executive Director It’s an overwhelming and humbling honor to be invited by the Network, Board, and…
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October 4, 2021
FV@W Welcomes New Executive Director
(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical…
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September 22, 2021
Do You Have #TimeToCare?
Our sneak peek screening of producer Ky Dickens’ latest film, #TimeToCare, was fabulous! More than 60 viewers joined from across the country to watch the…
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September 16, 2021
Workers and families urgently need paid leave. The time is now for Congress to deliver.
By Sharon Terman, Director of the Work and Family Program, CA Legal Aid at Work The pandemic has exposed the devastating consequences of our nation’s…
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September 10, 2021
Time to End the “Boss Lottery” and Include All Families
By Jennifer Morales, FV@W Network Learning Accelerator Many years ago, I worked as the assistant director of a university research center. My boss was legendary…
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September 8, 2021
FV@W Celebrates Comprehensive Paid Leave Provisions from Ways & Means
Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical leave,…
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September 7, 2021
Paid Family and Medical Leave and Universal Child Care Are Key Parts of the Infrastructure We Deserve
Congress spent a lot of time creating a plan to upgrade our roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. Now we need to pressure them to handle…
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September 3, 2021
The Irony of Labor Day
In New York City on September 5, 1882, 10,000 people walked from city hall, passing viewer stands on 42nd St., to Wendel’s Elm Park, where…
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August 24, 2021
Equal Pay Day: Why Black women shouldn’t have to work eight extra months to earn the same as white men
By Rep. Robin Kelly (IL) and Cherita Ellens of Women Employed This month we marked Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day when Black women’s…
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