Tag: Paid Leave
December 22, 2020
Family Values @ Work Statement on Final 2020 COVID-19 Relief Package
Today, Wendy Chun-Hoon, executive director of Family Values @ Work, a network of 27 state coalitions fighting for paid sick and safe days, paid family…
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December 10, 2020
Celebrating Our GameChangers
“An honor and a treat,” “an amazing testament to the power of your network,” “you all know how to make people feel seen and cherished”––these…
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December 10, 2020
Our Voice, Our Vote
The 2020 presidential election was all but settled last week, with key states certifying Joe Biden’s win. Our democracy seems to have prevailed, despite serious…
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November 25, 2020
Giving Thanks for Family
Thanksgiving traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday season. Many of us are re-examining the origins of this particular day and learning the truth about…
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November 19, 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance — and Resilience
Each year on November 20, we recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a time to pause to reflect on the many lives lost to anti-trans…
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November 19, 2020
Celebrate Our 2020 GameChangers
We’re thrilled to give you more reasons to cheer! Join us December 3 for our GameChanger Awards ceremony where we celebrate our network’s wins and…
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November 4, 2020
Colorado Votes for Paid Leave!
WE DID IT! Huge congratulations to the Colorado coalition Yes on 118: Colorado Families First, led by FV@W’s anchor Colorado 9to5 and their partners, for…
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October 22, 2020
Colorado Must Join the Rest of the World in Offering Paid Family and Medical Leave
Yes on Prop. 118: Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program Ashley Panelli is the associate state director of 9to5 Colorado – an economic justice organization that…
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October 22, 2020
Child Care Voters
Claricha Foster Those most involved with the care of young children live an Impossible choice. Parents can’t afford to pay for quality child care and…
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September 11, 2020
Honor Grandparents With Paid Leave for All
As we approach Grandparents’ Day, I’m thinking more about how COVID has changed life as we know it. Like so many kids, ours are really…
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