News & Views
May 10, 2013
Rhode Island Rallies for Affordable Family Leave
As President of LNA Laser Technology in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Dan Gold knows the importance of attracting and retaining highly skilled workers to his…
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May 8, 2013
Moms Know the Truth About Comp Time
What working families need to know about the misleadingly named "Working Families Flexibility Act"
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May 8, 2013
Family Values @ Work is Joining Forces with Labor Project!
Ten years ago, Netsy Firestein and I were working out in a swimming pool at a conference in Orlando. For months following California’s win on…
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May 7, 2013
Domestic Partners Officially Family in Colorado
Steve hasn’t had a lot to celebrate in recent years. But he’s thrilled to have been part of a movement in Colorado that expanded the…
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May 6, 2013
What’s Wrong with Comp Time? Ask Government Workers
by Carol Joyner, National Policy Director, Labor Project for Working Families This week, Martha Roby (R-AL) will introduce the same discredited comp time bill that…
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May 6, 2013
Praise for N.J.’s family leave insurance
As the director of Working Families program at Rutgers University's Center for Women and Work, Karen White has been an unabashed supporter of New Jersey's…
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April 30, 2013
Rhode Island
Mission: WE (workers and employers) Care for Rhode Island is a broad-based, grassroots coalition which began in 2013 and includes small business owners, workers, policy…
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April 26, 2013
Labor groups renew push for paid sick leave
The last time Manuel Cardenas fell ill, the 24-year-old single father had no choice but to report for work. His employer, a security contractor, doesn't…
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April 24, 2013
Philadelphia Will Continue Its Fight for Paid Sick Days
By Marianne Bellesorte Brotherly Love? Check. Sisterly Devotion? Check. Earned Sick Days? Not So Fast. It’s the stories that I keep coming back to. The…
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April 17, 2013
Local Florida Officials Say No Attacks on Local Control
Home rule – guaranteed under the Florida state constitution -- is a cherished conservative principle. It ensures the right of the people to determine and…
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