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October 9, 2015
Paid Family Leave: From Political Talking Point to Serious Election Issue
The online headline said it best: “DC could become best place to have a baby, be sick, or have parents.” We may not all bear…
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October 8, 2015
More Marylanders May Gain Paid Sick Days
Working Matters Maryland, a coalition of 140 labor, community and business organizations, hopes to see another 130,000 state residents gain access to earned sick and…
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October 8, 2015
Minneapolis Considers Paid Sick Days to Fight Inequality
The coalition known as #MPLSWorks has been leading the campaign for a Minneapolis Working Families Agenda with a series of large rallies at City Hall,…
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October 8, 2015
Building Black Women’s Power in Michigan
Mothering Justice and the Black Women’s Roundtable brought nearly 200 women to Wayne State University in Detroit recently to talk about “The State of Black…
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October 8, 2015
California Expands Paid Family Leave Protections
California’s bill to expand job protection to workers taking leave for a family member is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown. SB406 recognizes…
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October 8, 2015
Two More States Introduce Bills for FMLI
On October 6, the Washington, DC City Council introduced what will be the nation’s strongest bill for family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) if passed.…
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October 6, 2015
Yair Buendia, Oregon
Yair was a high school student and member of Juventud Faceta, a Latino youth group in Eugene, when he learned of the paid sick days…
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October 6, 2015
David Deary, Rhode Island
Life changed dramatically for David and his wife when their second son, Caleb, was born with a rare genetic brain malformation that left him profoundly…
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October 6, 2015
Nancy Yarbrough, Wisconsin
Nancy Yarbrough knew exactly where she should be when her mother’s health deteriorated – at her side in the hospital. That meant a month without…
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October 6, 2015
Natasha West-Baker, Seattle
Natasha learned about the Seattle paid sick days campaign while working at a major grocery store in 2010. Although workers earned paid sick days, she…
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