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September 6, 2015
Family Values @ Work Applauds President Obama for Executive Order
Family Values @ Work Applauds President Obama for Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Days for Employees of Federal Contractors In response to the announcement of…
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August 27, 2015
Why unions fight for paid leave for all, and how you can get involved
Do unions only fight for unionized workers? No, unions have been an essential partner to Family Values @ Work in our advocacy for paid sick…
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August 27, 2015
It’s Women’s Equality Day – A Union Demand
By Carol Joyner I grew up in a union family; both my parents were public sector workers. Even as a child, I was clear that…
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August 26, 2015
Paid Sick Days Move Women Closer to Equality
by Ellen Bravo August 26 marks the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage, enshrined in the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Many describe this as…
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August 18, 2015
New Investigative Report Reveals Devastating Effects of the Lack of Paid Family Leave on U. S. Mothers
Data analyzed for the report shows 1 in 4 women return to work within two weeks of childbirth CHICAGO—In These Times magazine today released a…
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August 18, 2015
New Report Signals National Emergency for Families
By Ellen Bravo The United States is facing an epidemic with devastating consequences for mothers and infants. According to a new report, nearly one in…
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August 5, 2015
White House Drafts Executive Order Requiring Paid Sick Days for Federal Contractors
In response to the New York Times article on the Obama administration’s draft executive order that would guarantee paid sick days for employees of all…
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August 4, 2015
Family Values @ Work and Local Activists Applaud Pittsburgh City Council’s Passage of a Paid Sick Days Bill
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2015 Contact: Margy Levinson, Margy.Levinson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0441 Pittsburgh becomes 21st city to pass a citywide paid sick days bill Bill will…
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July 29, 2015
Belinda’s Story
On September 18, 2011, I nearly died. Unusual wind conditions- more unusual than normal, blew me over the edge of Mount Evans. One moment I…
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June 24, 2015
Family Values @ Work Condemns Michigan H.B. 4052, Calls on Governor Snyder to Veto
CONTACT: Margy Levinson, margy.levinson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0441, Leslie Patterson, leslie@berlinrosen.com, 646-200-5326 “Death Star” Bill Would Prohibit Local Action on Paid Sick Days and Other Employment Protections Michigan…
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