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August 4, 2015
Family Values @ Work and Local Activists Applaud Pittsburgh City Council’s Passage of a Paid Sick Days Bill
For Immediate Release: August 3, 2015 Contact: Margy Levinson, Margy.Levinson@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0441 Pittsburgh becomes 21st city to pass a citywide paid sick days bill Bill will…
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November 4, 2015
Show of Strength for Paid Sick Days in LA
Los Angeles Paid Sick Days activists and street vendors collaborated on a musical joint action at City Hall October 27, calling for a “healthy Los…
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February 4, 2014
LGBTQ Partners Should be Able to Care for Each Other in Sickness and in Health
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, we’ve asked activists around the country to reflect on what FMLA means…
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September 13, 2011
ACTIVISTS WORK TO FIGHT REAL “CONTAGION”
New Online Video Highlights True Stories of Workers Forced to Go to Work Sick Seattle Becomes Third City with Paid Sick Days, Vote in…
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April 19, 2016
In a Historic Move, L.A. City Council Votes in Paid Sick Days Expansion
Angelenos Celebrate Historic Victory for Working Families Los Angeles CA -- In the latest step to raise wages and improve the quality of life for…
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April 4, 2023
Introducing the Voices of Workers Advocacy Group
April Kimbrough - I began my advocacy work in 2020, when my only child was diagnosed with terminal cancer. My employer gave me a hard time…
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January 12, 2016
Letters to POTUS 2016
The following are letters from all 21 states in the Family Values @ Work network to President Obama. They’re from those who’ve needed just a…
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April 14, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Josie Badger, Disability Activist and Hall of Famer!
We know Dr. Josie Badger is a star activist, and so does the National Disability Mentoring Coalition (NDMC)! We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Badger’s…
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December 8, 2014
FV@W Awards ‘Game-Changer’ Awards for Paid Sick Days, Family Leave Advocacy
Contact: Alex Edwards, alex.edwards@berlinrosen.com, 202.800.8691 (New York) – Family Values @ Work today announced the recipients of its annual Game Changer Awards, given to five…
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July 27, 2012
Family Values Can’t End at the Workplace Door
Who takes care of the caretaker’s daughter when the caretaker’s busy taking care? Or for that matter, who cares for the seamstress’s son or the…
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