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September 22, 2014
YesOn4 in Massachusetts
by Ellen Bravo People who will benefit from earned sick time in Massachusetts – ballot initiative 4 – are greeting activists enthusiastically at the door.…
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September 18, 2014
Women Leaders: The Policies Women Need Are What the Economy Needs
When Secretary Hillary Clinton and five Congressional women leaders gathered today at the Center for American Progress to talk about an economic security agenda for…
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September 10, 2014
Big Win in California But More to Do
By Ellen Bravo Six and a half million Californians will have reason to celebrate today after Governor Jerry Brown signs the Healthy Families, Healthy Workplaces…
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September 10, 2014
East Orange, Paterson Become 10th, 11th City — 4th and 5th in NJ — to Pass Paid Sick Days
Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 Unanimous Passage of Paid Sick Days Laws by Three Cities in One Week Signals Major Momentum for Policy that Strengthens…
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September 1, 2014
Bite-Size Compensation, Supersized Costs: A Labor Day Pledge
By Ellen Bravo McDonalds made headlines when it advised its employees to cut their food into smaller pieces to make it last longer, offered sample…
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August 30, 2014
Big Win in California But More Work To Do
Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8691 (California) -- In advance of Gov. Jerry Brown's signature of California's paid sick days legislation, Ellen Bravo, executive director of…
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August 27, 2014
If Democracy Had Prevailed: Bittersweet Win for Orange County Voters
from our partners at the Orange Rising Coalition in Orange County, Florida, August 26, 2014 On Women's Equality Day, a years long battle to bring…
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August 26, 2014
#WEmatter: A Message to Lawmakers from Today’s Families
by Ellen Bravo What happens when a woman lands a good job usually done by men, but the workplace doesn't have paid sick days? Take…
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August 5, 2014
FMLA Turns 21: Dare to Imagine the World We Deserve
by Ellen Bravo Twenty-one. This number has come to symbolize adulthood. It means good luck in cards. But when it comes to the Family and…
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