News & Views
March 17, 2015
Affordable Family Leave: It’s About Time
By Ellen Bravo Consider the tale of two sisters, both employed in similar jobs. One has a child in Wisconsin; the other gives birth several…
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March 16, 2015
Dear Governor Cuomo: Women Leaders Are Hungry for Paid Leave
As President Obama noted in his State of the Union address, the U.S. is “the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick…
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March 6, 2015
How Corporate Lobbies Are Trying to Delay Justice
by Ellen Bravo We’ve all seen a toddler who realizes they’re losing the game and knocks all the pieces to the floor. It doesn’t change…
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February 25, 2015
Family Values @ Work Hails Chicago Voters’ Overwhelming Support for Earned Sick Days
Calls on City Council to Respond Quickly with Strong Policy In response to Tuesday’s non-binding referendum on earned sick days, where 82 percent of voters…
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February 20, 2015
Family Values @ Work Applauds Walmart Workers’ Victory
Calls on Walton Family to Make the Raise a Living Wage with Full-Time Hours Washington, DC – Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions…
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February 12, 2015
Philadelphia Paid Sick Days: Anatomy of a Win
by Ellen Bravo Philadelphia will become the 20th location in the U.S. to enact a law guaranteeing that workers can earn paid sick days. It’s…
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February 10, 2015
Why I Hate That NyQuil Ad
I usually don’t watch ads on TV—that’s what DVRs are for. But when I do see live shows, say a Packers game or the nightly…
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February 5, 2015
Family Leave: A View from the Future
By Ellen Bravo Our kids can’t imagine what life must have been like with no internet, no cell phones, no Skype. “How did you manage?”…
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February 3, 2015
President Obama’s Announcement Major Win for Working Families
Press contact: Laura Brandon, laura.brandon@berlinrosen.com, 202-641-8477 After learning that President Obama was poised to announce a series of moves in support of paid sick days…
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