Family Economic Security

June 23, 2014

All the storybooks are printed and we have bright colored kites made by little kids calling for Congress to pass working family policies. The only thing missing is YOU! If you live in DC, Virginia, or Maryland do you want to join us tomorrow for visits with Senate offices to discuss working family policies?

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 21, 2014

My mom was sitting across from me at the kitchen table, coloring a kite for me to take the 837 miles from my home in Florida to Washington, DC.

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Meredith Tweed

Family Economic Security

June 19, 2014

The California Assembly is considering a raise in the minimum wage from $8/hour to $13/hour by 2017. We need California families to speak up for hard-working moms and dads!

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

June 19, 2014

Today, too many working Americans are falling further and further behind. Thanks to decades of failed policies, there just aren’t enough good jobs with good pay or access to quality, affordable child care and health care services for enough of America’s workers. How can we begin to fix this? It’s a...

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Courtney-Rose Dantus

Family Economic Security

June 18, 2014

Next week, people from all over the country will convene in Washington, D.C.—and many more will log in to participate virtually—at a White House Summit on Working Families. Under the banner of “creating a 21st century workplace that works for all Americans,” we’ll hear from businesses, economists,...

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Liz Shuler

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

June 18, 2014

When I found out I was expecting the best thing ever (my baby boy!) I had just turned 23 years old. I had finally moved out on my own with my husband and been employed with my company going on two years. Unfortunately, my joy was short lived and I was rapidly overwhelmed with worries about money...

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Stephanie Montanez

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 16, 2014

With the swipe of a paintbrush or click of a camera, your child can make a difference in the fight to end poverty. Not only that, they have the chance to win exciting prizes, and have their artwork showcased in a national campaign. As part of our mission to build the political and public will to...

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Melissa Boteach

Take Action!

Family Economic Security

June 13, 2014

This week marks the seventh anniversary of the 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision Coke vs. Long Island Care at Home . In that case, Evelyn Coke, a Jamaican immigrant who had been a home care worker for over two decades, sought payment of back wages from her employer for unpaid overtime. Ms. Coke lost...

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Jodi Sturgeon

Meet Up!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

June 11, 2014

On Monday, June 23rd, MomsRising members from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C. to deliver kites to the President on how our families need a lift because outdated Mad Men-era, work place policies are hurting our families and our nation’s economic security.

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

June 10, 2014

Last week, moms who work at Walmart walked off the job across the country. Joined by co-workers and allies, they have been calling for respect and decent wages—at least $25,000 a year—and demanding an end to retaliation against employees who speak out for better working conditions. They also took...

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Liz Shuler