News & Views
October 2, 2020
The President and First Lady Trump have contracted COVID-19
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 29, 2020
Statement from Family Values @ Work Executive Director Wendy Chun-Hoon on the Updated Heroes Act
The coronavirus pandemic reminds us of the urgency of the fight our network has been engaged in for years: paid leave saves lives, saves jobs.…
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September 28, 2020
Family Values @ Work Executive Director Wendy Chun-Hoon Statement on Candidate for SCOTUS Vacancy
“What most concerns the Family Values @ Work network—and should concern everyone else as well—is Barrett’s staunch perspective of being an originalist. This perspective means…
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September 25, 2020
Family Values @ Work Statement on Supreme Court Justice Nominee Announcement
The Supreme Court Justice we need in this moment is someone who understands how vulnerable American families are right now, and will stand up for…
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September 19, 2020
The Family Values @ Work network mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Today, Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director of Family Values @ Work—a network of 27 state coalitions working for paid sick and safe days, family and medial…
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September 17, 2020
Governor Gavin Newsom signs law extending paid leave job protection
The entire Family Values @ Work network celebrates California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 1383, which extends job protection to 6 million more California workers…
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September 11, 2020
Honor Grandparents With Paid Leave for All
As we approach Grandparents’ Day, I’m thinking more about how COVID has changed life as we know it. Like so many kids, ours are really…
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August 20, 2020
Paid Leave and Childcare Policies are the Key to Our Recovery
Watching my 10-year-old daughter, and thinking about the millions of children nationwide whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic, underscores for me the…
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August 12, 2020
Statement on Joe Biden selecting Kamala Harris as running mate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We commend presidential candidate Joe Biden on selecting Kamala Harris as the vice presidential candidate. His decision to choose a woman of…
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August 5, 2020
Why Our Fight Is for Paid Leave for All
As I write this, my four-year-old co-worker climbs up my desk chair and hangs off my neck. I take a breath, think of all the…
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