Press Releases
March 12, 2020
Family Values @ Work Urges Congress to Pass Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Today, Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of 27 state coalitions working for paid sick and safe days, family and…
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March 12, 2020
Organizations Call for Emergency Paid Sick Days Legislation to Combat Corona Virus in the USA
Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to co-sponsor and advocate for swift passage of the Paid Sick Days for Public Health…
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March 6, 2020
Statement on Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act
Today, Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of 27 state coalitions working for paid sick and safe days, family and…
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March 5, 2020
COVID-19: A Call To Action
Today, Family Values @ Work, a network of 27 state coalitions working for paid sick & safe days, family & medical leave insurance and other…
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February 4, 2020
Paid Leave and the 2020 State of the Union Address
For media inquiries please contact Safiya Simmons at (414) 436-9536 or info@familyvaluesatwork.org "During the State of the Union, President Trump is expected to claim credit for…
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October 3, 2019
A Win for Sick and Safe Leave Benefits in San Antonio
Statement from Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon on the Win for Sick and Safe Leave Benefits in San Antonio "Today's…
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September 26, 2019
Bipartisan Majority, Like Voters, Supports Paid Leave
Statement by Family Values @ Work Co-Directors Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon "On September 25, the United States Senate took its first ever vote on paid…
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July 15, 2019
Family Values @ Work Denounces Racist ICE Raids
Family Values @ Work denounces the administration’s use of unlawful and racist ICE raids to tear our families and our communities apart, as well as…
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July 10, 2019
U.S. House Takes Action on Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
Statement from Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon, Co-Directors of Family Values @ Work on the U.S. House’s Action on the Federal Employee Paid Leave…
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July 1, 2019
Oregon Passes Inclusive Paid Leave Law
Statement from Ellen Bravo and Wendy Chun-Hoon, Co-Directors, Family Values @ Work on the passage of paid family and medical leave in Oregon “The Family…
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