Tag: Paid Leave
September 3, 2021
The Irony of Labor Day
In New York City on September 5, 1882, 10,000 people walked from city hall, passing viewer stands on 42nd St., to Wendel’s Elm Park, where…
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August 19, 2021
Equal Pay Day: Black women must work eight extra months to earn the same as white men
By U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jenya Cassidy, director, California Work & Family Coalition The 2021 wage gap of $0.63 means that it takes…
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August 12, 2021
Paid Leave, Me & Marty (A “Labor” of Love)
Advocating for Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) for All has been a large part of my life for years. In 2013 I returned to work…
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August 10, 2021
Why I’m on the Paid Leave for All Bus
I’m so proud to be part of the movement for paid leave for all. This movement centers those of us who’ve been called essential workers…
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June 21, 2021
Paid Leave Equity Matters
Paid family and medical leave (PFML) policies provide workers with partial wage replacement so that they can afford to take time to care for and…
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June 15, 2021
Listening to Workers
Family Values @ Work’s state partners have won major policy advances for working families, including paid family and medical leave, paid sick and safe days,…
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June 1, 2021
How I Survived the Pandemic with My Job at FV@W
by Alexis Jackson, Development Manager at FV@W At the start of the pandemic, I was five months pregnant with a husband, an 8-year-old whose school…
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May 19, 2021
We’re Getting Close to Paid Leave for Us All!
The Family Values @ Work National Paid Leave Rally pulled out all of the stops last week to ensure that the nation understands the pivotal…
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May 4, 2021
Workers Speaking Up for Paid Leave
The pandemic was a giant wake-up call for the nation about the centrality of care. We saw how interdependent we are: Our own health depends…
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April 27, 2021
Family Values @ Work Commends House Committee Chairman Neal for Bold Leadership on Care Infrastructure
(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical leave,…
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