Press Releases
March 20, 2019
Family Values @ Work condemns terrorism, Islamaphobia, white nationalism and xenophobia
With profound sorrow, Family Values @ Work condemns the terrorist attack on Muslim prayer-goers in New Zealand, and the Islamaphobia, white nationalism and xenophobia that drove it. To…
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February 15, 2019
No Border Wall
Statement from Family Values @ Work on the Declaration of National Emergency to Fund a Border WallFebruary 15, 2019 Family Values @ Work denounces the…
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February 6, 2019
Family Values @ Work Statement on State of the Union
“It is encouraging to see so many politicians on both sides of the aisle recognize the need for a national paid leave program. With any…
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January 31, 2019
Family Values @ Work Celebrates NJ Expansion of Paid Leave
This afternoon the New Jersey state legislature voted to expand paid leave. Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon, co-directors of Family Values @ Work and leading experts on paid leave, released…
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January 9, 2019
Family Values @ Work Applauds DeBlasio Call for 10 Paid Days for All
"Everybody deserves time to rest, to heal, to provide care and to thrive, to attend kids' school events or a loved one's medical appointment and…
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October 30, 2018
Family Values @ Work on Trump Administration Transgender Policy
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon on Trump Administration Transgender Policy “Family Values @ Work denounces the Trump Administration’s…
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October 2, 2018
Westchester County Pass Paid Sick Days
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon on Passage of Paid Sick Days in Westchester County “Family Values @ Work…
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September 7, 2018
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors on Passage of Paid Sick Days in Michigan
“Family Values @ Work congratulates MI Time to Care Coalition for the powerful organizing that spurred passage of an Earned Paid Sick Time bill in…
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August 30, 2018
Microsoft Requires Suppliers to Offer Parental Leave
Statement of Family Values @ Work on the announcement by Microsoft that they will require suppliers with more than 50 employees to offer 12 weeks…
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August 16, 2018
Second Texas City Wins Paid Sick Days
Statement from Family Values @ Work “Family Values @ Work congratulates Working Texans for Paid Sick Time on its leadership in the paid sick days…
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