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04/26/08

Ohio, like every other state in the nation, has no law allowing workers to earn paid sick days to protect public health. A startling example of why this is so important occurred in April: A Chipotle Restaurant in Kent closed its doors after people who ate there became ill. A total of 432 peopl e...

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Katie Bethell

04/25/08

Want to send a "Burrito-Gram" to Ohio leaders? It's a fun way to make a serious point about the need for paid sick days in Ohio.

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Katie Bethell

04/25/08

We woke up this morning to an article which made us think the calendar had been switched back 50 years while we were sleeping. On Wednesday, the Senate failed to pass the Fair Pay Act. What was almost worse than that defeat were the out-of-touch, misinformed -- and downright insulting -- statements about women.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education

04/24/08

Public education, which is a free service guaranteed by the California Constitution, is no longer free. According to the Los Angeles Times, various school districts are asking parents to fork over cash in an effort to hold onto teachers after proposed budget cuts by Gov.

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Elisa Batista

04/23/08

A year ago, when I sat down to write about my five-year-old daughter’s hospitalization, I had no idea it would lead me to testifying at a hearing in Sacramento before a California State Senate subcommittee on Health and Social Services. I also didn’t know how it would feel to publicly stand up for a cause I believed in – but I was about to find out.

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Anjie

04/22/08

Equal Pay Day, a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages, will take place this week. As many of you already know, this year, each of us has a unique opportunity to take action and a make a meaningful difference in the fight for fair pay.

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Brenda Soder

04/18/08

Mothers Acting Up co-founder and communications director Juliana Forbes is on Central Ohio Public Radio THIS MORNING, Friday April 18, 11AM-noon EST/ 9-10 AM MT, with host Fred Andrle on Open Line. Tune in online as below!! You can even call in to make a comment or ask a question! Call Open Line at 614-292-8513 or write to Open Line at openline@wosu.org

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Ms. Booty Homemaker

Childcare & Early Education

04/16/08

This blog entry is written by Amy only. While Marc hung out with our kids, I chose last week to attend a summit meeting offered by a national coalition called the Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC). I had no idea what I'd be hearing, or whether I'd be spending two precious days of free time on a worthy endeavor.

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Marc and Amy Vachon

Childcare & Early Education

04/15/08

"Safety" has now become the latest excuse for a college trying to duck responsibility for childcare. Ogeechee Technical College president Dawn Cartee announced the closure of the campus childcare center in Statesboro, GA, arguing that colleges are dangerous places for small kids. In a March 28 letter to parents, according to an article in The Statesboro Herald, Cartee wrote:

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Annette Laing

Paid Family Leave

04/11/08

Great news this week -- thanks to your hard work, New Jersey is poised to become the third state in the nation with paid family leave. The NJ State Senate passed the bill 21-15 after receiving over 63,000 (yes that's 63 THOUSAND) letters as part of a major MomsRising campaign. That's what I call "naptime activism" in action! Learn more about the campaign behind this success story here on MomsRising.org, and I also wrote about it on my Mojo Mom blog

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Mojo Mom -- Amy Tiemann