Paid Family Leave

November 20, 2014

I am a woman of many skills and trades — I have been a school teacher, and served on the board of my school district’s union. I am a board member of 9to5 Atlanta. I am a Reverend, and like the Apostle Paul, who was a tentmaker to supplement his ministry income, nine years ago the Lord placed me in a job as a home caregiver. I was in total shock when I found out that, in such an important role as caregiver, I would only be making minimum wage, and receive no benefits.

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Linda Meric

Paid Family Leave

November 20, 2014

Most people think of paid leave in the context of new parents who want to spend time with their newborn. But there’s another group of working people who need the support of paid family leave — and that’s caregivers.

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Ai-jen Poo

Paid Family Leave

November 20, 2014

In the spring of 2006, I received two phone calls while away from home at a conference. The first call informed me that my mother of 92 years would require a second amputation. The second call informed me that my younger son, a senior in high school, had been diagnosed with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma…cancer.

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Blue Carreker

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

November 14, 2014

Tengo tres hijos. Los míos son un poco mayores que los de usted – la mayor se acaba de ir a la universidad – y por eso me necesitan un poco menos que su bebe la necesita a usted. Pero se bien el remordimiento que siente. Y le puedo asegurar que sus hijos no la culparan por trabajar y mantener un techo sobre sus cabezas.

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US Secretary of Labor Tom Perez

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

November 13, 2014

This post, authored by Traci Donnelly, originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org . A minimum wage increase will not help families exit poverty by itself – we need other work supports that ease the economic strain on families. TalkPoverty.org is dedicated to demonstrating that we know how to...

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Alyssa Peterson

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

November 13, 2014

We don't do nearly enough in this country to help working families balance all the competing demands on their time. It's as shocking to me as it is to you that we're the only industrialized country without paid family leave. I was just in Germany where I met a young American working for an IT company there -- he doesn't want to return to the U.S. because he and his wife have started a family and they need the paid leave.

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US Secretary of Labor Tom Perez

Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

November 2, 2014

With the General Election coming up in two days (Tuesday, mark your calendars!), articles, blog posts, emails, and tweets have been focusing on the importance of the female vote -- as both key to particular candidates securing elections, and also as a way for women and parents to ensure that issues...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

October 22, 2014

Celebrate National Work & Family Month with a Facebook chat about the need for paid family and medical leave!

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Sara Alcid

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

October 20, 2014

So you have an important job interview. Your sitter cancels. What do you do? When it happened to First Lady Michelle Obama, she packed up baby Malia, carted her into that job interview, and was completely surprised when she still landed the job.   The First Family's efforts to make sure our...

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Megan Beyer

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

October 14, 2014

We’re just a few weeks away from an incredibly important election. The votes people cast Nov. 4 will shape our future and our children’s. I’m sure you are planning to vote, but maybe you know people who are on the fence—who think elections in non-presidential years just aren’t that important. Not...

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