From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Facts are facts: March 24 is Equal Pay Day for women across the country, a day that highlights the persistent pay gap by marking how far into the year women of all races and ethnicities, on … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Tuesday, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Kirstin Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would establish a federal program providing almost every worker in the country up to 12 weeks … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): This February 14th, Interfaith Worker Justice asks you to demonstrate a greater love: the love of justice. On the day we normally reserve for romance, fancy dinners, chocolates and flowers, we ask you to spare … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Last week, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a very important hearing on paid family and medical leave. [1] That the hearing even happened is a huge testament to the relentless work of MomsRising members like … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Joni Ernst are working on a proposal to raid Social Security to give income to parents of a new child. [1] This is like robbing Peter to pay Paul. … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-life-and-job-quality/in-focus/new-poll-shows-overwhelming-small-business-support-for-family-act Mar 30, 2017 By Liz Ben-Ishai Small businesses would welcome a paid family and medical leave insurance program, according to a new poll by Small Business Majority (SBM) and Center for American Progress (CAP). The poll finds that 70 percent … Continued
From the National Partnership for Women and Families (http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer): Families with children are all too aware of the urgent need for paid family and medical leave. So it is good news that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Rosa DeLauro reintroduced … Continued