Press Releases
October 15, 2010
FVAW Statement on Christine Quinn’s Blocking Paid Sick Days in New York
"The grassroots activists who make up Family Values @ Work were stunned to learn that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is single-handedly blocking…
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October 4, 2010
Sick Days for All Workers
New coalition aims for a healthier Seattle through paid sick days for all workers By Alex Stone It should be as fundamental a standard as…
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September 30, 2010
San Francisco Experience Makes the Case for Paid Sick Days
The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy has released a new report showing that San Francisco’s paid sick days ordinance has not had a negative…
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September 20, 2010
Paid Sick Days Video shown on Pennsylvania Cable Network
On September 12, Pennsylvania Cable Network (the state version of C-SPAN) aired a half-hour report on various legislation being sponsored by House Democrats, including paid…
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September 7, 2010
More Than a Proclamation from the Secretary of Labor
It’s great to have one day a year set aside to honor workers. But even better is to have a Secretary of Labor who honors…
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August 27, 2010
Maine Women’s Lobby launches “She Decides” campaign
Maine Women’s Lobby, the lead organization in the state’s grassroots effort for paid sick days, launched a new civic engagement campaign this week called “She…
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August 24, 2010
Paid Sick Days Legislation Makes Sense for All Businesses
Pathways PA’s CEO Carol Goertzel has a great op-ed in the Patriot-News today. Read the piece here: "Paid Sick Days Legislation Makes Sense for All…
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August 24, 2010
Imagine a World With Paid Sick Days
9to5 Executive Director Linda Meric has a great op-ed about paid sick days on the New Jersey Today website. Read her piece her, Imagine a…
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August 19, 2010
Need for Earned Sick Days Front and Center in Harrisburg This Week
On Tuesday, the Coalition for Healthy Families and Workplaces in Pennsylvania traveled to Harrisburg to shine a light on the need for earned sick time…
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August 2, 2010
Time to Make Family Leave Affordable
August 5th marks the 17th anniversary of the implementation of the Family and Medical Leave Act – when federal law for the first time acknowledged…
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