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July 14, 2020
Colorado Achieves Permanent Paid Sick Days
Today, Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of 27 state coalitions working for paid sick & safe days, family &…
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July 4, 2020
Independence Days
In addition to my job at Family Values @ Work, I lead restorative conflict resolution circles for people in my community. This week, I sat…
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June 30, 2020
“Somos Esenciales”: Demanding Justice for Essential Workers in Wisconsin
Dozens of cars joined a press event in Echo Lake, Wisconsin, on June 18 to protest the deaths of two Wisconsin workers who continued going…
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June 18, 2020
Celebrating Father’s Day, Honoring the Past, Hopeful for the Future
Going into Father’s Day weekend usually is a mixed bag of emotions for me. Eleven years ago, on the Friday before Father’s Day, I took…
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June 18, 2020
Choosing Joy in the Face of Oppression
Juneteenth has always been a challenging holiday for me. The dichotomy of celebrating the end of slavery in a nation that still perpetuates the very…
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June 15, 2020
Pride in the Fight for Equality
Family Values @ Work celebrates the long-overdue recognition that firing someone on the basis of LGBTQ+ identity is sex discrimination and a violation of the…
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June 10, 2020
Towards An Economy Where LGBTQ+ Workers and Their Families are Valued
This year’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month takes place amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary international uprising for Black lives. It’s an important time to…
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June 3, 2020
Essential Truths about Essential Workers
Many years ago, in a new town and in need of a job, I got hired as a nursing assistant at a large hospital. As…
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June 2, 2020
Taking a Stand for an Anti-Racist Nation
We at Family Values @ Work are devastated as we mourn the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many Black lives…
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May 12, 2020
A Coronavirus Mother’s Day
This year Mother’s Day was different. The COVID-19 pandemic meant I couldn’t physically be with my mother, as was the case for many mothers and…
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