Press Releases
August 8, 2013
Women Leaders Make Strong Case to Support Earned Sick Days in New Jersey
Female leaders of all stripes from across New Jersey have come together to urge the state to join a growing national movement and ensure all…
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July 23, 2013
Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?
Those of us who have been pushing for better work/family policies know the story of how we almost had universal childcare all too well. In 1971, Congress…
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July 18, 2013
Pelosi: ‘Our success as a nation really depends on our success of women’
In a meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CA) rolled out on Thursday what they called a…
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July 16, 2013
Family Leave
Just three states guarantee workers paid time off for family leave – whether to spend time with a new baby or adoptive child, or care…
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July 12, 2013
Mom relieved by new paid family leave law
COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) -- A local mother who consistently struggles to take care of her son now has hope due to new legislation that allows…
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July 12, 2013
RI Adopts Groundbreaking Family Leave Insurance Law
Rhode Island is the first state to guarantee job security for Family Leave and also joins California and New Jersey as the third state to…
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July 11, 2013
Governor Chafee signs bill expanding TDI benefits
PROVIDENCE — Governor Chafee on Thursday signed into law a bill providing up to four weeks of temporary disability insurance payments — otherwise known as…
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July 8, 2013
Why Paid Family Leave Is Good for Everyone (Even People Who Don’t Use It)
The Rhode Island legislature voted last week to pass a law to give workers paid time off to care for a new child or seriously…
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July 4, 2013
Protect Workers With Family Leave
Certainly, unlimited days off would appeal to most of us, considering what life can throw our way. But not all employers will offer such a…
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July 4, 2013
Paid Sick Days Should Be the Priority
Lifting the ceiling on paid time off has intriguing possibilities, but the members of our union are more concerned with building a floor for all…
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