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February 16, 2017
Victory for DC Paid Leave Campaign!
“We congratulate the DC Paid Leave Campaign, especially Jews United for Justice, for more than two years of activism to make DC the fifth location…
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February 15, 2017
Worker Protests Force Puzder Withdrawal
Today’s news that Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as the Secretary of Labor nominee shows the power of workers coming together with other activists to make…
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February 15, 2017
Paid Sick Days Helps Cities Thrive
I live in Milwaukee. Every so many years city leaders will launch a contest for a new logo, a new slogan. For a while we…
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February 7, 2017
Senators Gillibrand and DeLauro Re-Introduce FAMILY Act
We are delighted that Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. DeLauro are re-introducing the FAMILY Act in Congress today, working to address the urgent need for a…
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February 7, 2017
Carrying on the Fight for Family Leave
When the Family and Medical Leave Act finally became law 24 years ago, someone from the local Chamber of Commerce cornered me to complain. The…
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January 30, 2017
Marching Toward Justice
by Ellen Bravo We spanned seven continents, seas of women numbering in the millions, impossible to ignore. We showed up in hundreds of U.S. cities,…
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January 17, 2017
Tough Choices: Keeping a Job vs Caring for Your Body
Felix Trinidad was a hardworking, devoted husband. He was a grocery store worker and union organizer who knew he should get his intense stomach pain…
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January 12, 2017
Family Values @ Work Opposes Puzder for Labor Secretary
Below is the letter Family Values @ Work sent to the Senate HELP Committee opposing the nomination of Andrew Puzder to be Secretary of the…
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December 20, 2016
DC Passed Paid Family and Medical Leave Into Law
We are thrilled that the DC City Council passed a comprehensive paid family and medical leave bill which will guarantee about 530,000 workers the ability…
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December 19, 2016
D.C. Council Should Show LGBTQ Workers Support with Paid Leave Bill
On Dec. 6, 2016, the D.C. Council voted to advance the Universal Paid Leave Act, a bill that would provide workers with paid family and…
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