News & Views
March 7, 2017
Women Workers Rising on International Women’s Day
by Ellen Bravo More than a century ago, thousands of women garment workers went on strike in New York City. What they could not win…
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March 2, 2017
300 Women’s Groups Send Strong Message to President
America’s women are alarmed by a Trump administration agenda that has already done grave harm to families across the country and undermined essentials rights and…
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March 1, 2017
The Wrong Envelope or Alternative Facts?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Ellen Bravo In his speech to the Joint Session of Congress, the president uttered these words: “My administration wants to work with members of…
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February 21, 2017
Why Tax Credits for Business Won’t Get Us Paid Leave
It’s great to see people from all political camps talking about paid leave. Caring for babies, recovering from surgeries, and helping ailing partners or parents…
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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Today’s news that Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as the Secretary of Labor nominee shows the power of workers coming together with other activists to make…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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