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November 5, 2015
Dozens Testify for Paid Family Leave in MA, None Against
Dozens of workers showed up at the Massachusetts State House Oct. 27 to testify about the cost to families and the community when working people…
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November 4, 2015
Once We Win: Sharing Strategies for Enforcement
First we win – then we need to make sure the new law becomes familiar and accessible. To improve our success, paid sick days activists…
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November 4, 2015
Show of Strength for Paid Sick Days in LA
Los Angeles Paid Sick Days activists and street vendors collaborated on a musical joint action at City Hall October 27, calling for a “healthy Los…
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November 4, 2015
Celebrating Work and Family Month
October was Work and Family Month, and it was packed with events, progress on policy, press conferences and statements on working families. First the White…
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November 4, 2015
Jersey City Expands Its Law and Elizabeth Votes for Paid Sick Days
Elizabeth, New Jersey became the twenty-sixth jurisdiction in the U.S. – and the tenth in New Jersey! – to pass earned sick time when [TK]…
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November 1, 2015
Setting the Record Straight on Paid Leave
As paid family and medical leave insurance gains in visibility, it’s been important to correct misinformation in the media and lift up the benefits of…
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October 29, 2015
We Will Not (Continue to) Give Up Our Family Time!
October is Work and Family Month, and it was packed with events, progress on policy, press conferences and declarations on working families. First the White…
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October 28, 2015
Please Ask About Paid Leave in the GOP Debate
Paid family leave as well as paid sick days are proving to be priority issues among voters going into 2016, according to a recent Roosevelt…
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October 22, 2015
Statement on Paul Ryan ’s Proclamation
Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions in 21 states fighting to pass paid sick days and paid family…
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October 14, 2015
Building the Successful Movement for Paid Sick Days
Over the past five years, a number of cities and states have passed paid (or “earned”) sick days requirements for workers. These victories were hard-won…
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