News & Views
April 8, 2021
The Right to Organize: A Measure of our Democracy
by Carol Joyner Sanchioni Butler remembers trying to unionize workers four years ago at a Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, as a union rep for…
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March 23, 2021
Network Leaders Share Their Insight on the Gender Pay Gap
This year, to observe Women's Equal Pay Day, we asked leaders from our network to share why paid leave and affordable childcare are critical components to…
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March 18, 2021
Statement on the Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings
Family Values @ Work joins our partner, 9to5 Georgia, and millions of Americans in condemning the shootings that took eight lives this week in the…
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March 10, 2021
American Rescue Plan Will Deliver Urgent Relief
Recovery requires permanent policies like paid leave We applaud the Biden-Harris administration for their commitment to the emergency COVID needs of all workers. The American…
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February 26, 2021
Health Disparities and the Black Community
I remember when my grandmother got so sick that it was beyond what love could manage and my father made the difficult decision to put…
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February 26, 2021
Workers Defense Project Provides Mutual Aid in Texas
The recent severe storm in Texas left families shivering in their homes with no heat, no running water, and limited access to basic essentials. They…
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February 3, 2021
FMLA’s Pandemic Anniversary: Money Matters
By Jennifer Morales, FV@W Network Learning Accelerator The COVID-19 pandemic is a study in impossible choices: Get tested and be forced to stay home from…
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February 3, 2021
FV@W on the 28th Anniversary of FMLA
The 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) presents an opportunity to acknowledge the progress we’ve made in the time to care…
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February 1, 2021
Family Values @ Work Commends Biden-Harris Administration Appointment
Wendy Chun-Hoon to head Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau (WASHINGTON, DC)––The Family Values @ Work network hailed the appointment of their former Executive Director, Wendy…
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January 27, 2021
Paid Sick Time Saves Lives, Jobs
New Wisconsin Study Affirms Importance of Public Policies COVID-19 continues to devastate Wisconsin and the country—but it didn’t have to be this way. Twelve and…
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