News
April 1, 2016
New York becomes the 4th U.S. state with paid family leave!
Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions in 24 states including New York, released the following statement: "We congratulate our New…
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March 2, 2016
Superstore Delivers for Paid Leave and Labor
Finally, a prime time TV show depicts what the lack of paid leave looks like for millions of Americans, the ones who stock shelves rather…
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March 2, 2016
Support Paid Sick Days Requirement for Federal Contractors
Should the federal government require businesses it contracts with to offer paid sick days to their workers? The answer is a resounding yes – and…
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February 18, 2016
Vermont Passes Paid Sick Days Bill
Family Values @ Work congratulates Vermont on passage of paid sick days bill Vermont poised to become the fifth state to pass paid sick days,…
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February 15, 2016
We Need Laws that Support Our Families: DC Paid Leave Hearing
by Ellen Bravo The hearing room at the DC City Council was packed on February 11, the witness list longer than council members could remember…
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January 12, 2016
Letters to POTUS 2016
The following are letters from all 21 states in the Family Values @ Work network to President Obama. They’re from those who’ve needed just a…
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December 15, 2015
Honoring 2015 Game Changers
We’ve seen so much progress in 2015 to expand access to paid sick days and paid family and medical leave. On November 18 we gathered…
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November 19, 2015
We Like Spotify’s Tune on Paid Leave!
Statement by Family Values @ Work Director Ellen Bravo, who was present at the announcement of Spotifly's new policies: We're delighted to hear Spotify is…
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November 16, 2015
Honoring Our 2015 Game Changers!
In this extraordinary year of progress for paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance, Family Values @ Work is proud to announce our…
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November 5, 2015
Connecting Work-Family and LGBTQ Activists
Movement leaders from over twenty organizations representing LGBTQ rights, work-family, reproductive justice, racial justice, economic justice, and labor came together recently to dig deeper into…
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