Statement “MomsRising members across the Washington, D.C. metro area are thrilled to see today’s introduction of the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015. Every day, we hear from our members about the economic challenges they face because they don’t have paid family or medical leave, forcing them to lose pay to care for a newborn, personal illness, or an ailing family member. This legislation would make D.C. the first city in the nation to provide paid family and medical leave for all workers.
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October 6, 2015
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September 25, 2015
Statement “On the issue of paid family and medical leave – which has long been a critical one for our organization – Senator Rubio’s proposal to provide tax credits to employers that offer that leave is not the answer. It doesn’t go far enough. We need comprehensive paid family leave insurance legislation that covers all workers and is affordable. This proposal doesn’t meet those criteria.
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September 16, 2015
News release On Thursday, September 17, at 10:00am dozens of children, moms, dads and leaders will dash around the Capitol grounds in the “Miles Ahead with Early Learning” relay race. The pint-sized runners will be joined by members from MomsRising.org and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), and national legislators. The run is being held to highlight the fact that quality, affordable child care and early learning programs set our kids up for success from start to finish.
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 17
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September 9, 2015
News release UPPER MARLBORO – This Thursday, dozens of advocacy organizations and impacted county residents will gather to celebrate the introduction of legislation to allow workers in the county to earn up to seven paid sick days per year.
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August 7, 2015
News release Under federal guidelines, workers who earn more than $23,600 a year (which is below the poverty line for a family of four) are not automatically eligible for overtime pay. The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule to raise the earning threshold for overtime pay to $50,440 annually by 2016. This increase would make it easier for nearly 5 million workers, more than half of them women, to receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half (150 percent of their regular wage for hours worked over 40 per week).
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August 5, 2015
News release When the Republican Presidential candidates discuss their stands on what they believe to be the important issues of the day at the first presidential debate on August 6 in Cleveland, Ohio, moms across the country will be listening to see if they address the bread-and-butter issues that affect America’s families and the economy every day. Those issues are part of the new MomsVote platform developed by MomsRising, an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people focused on family economic security.
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July 27, 2015
News release MomsRising today praised North Carolina lawmakers for listening to the safety concerns of moms and families by passing an omnibus gun bill through the state Senate that protects the pistol permit system and leaves out a number of dangerous provisions included in the original legislation introduced in the state House this spring. At the same time, MomsRising remains concerned about a handful of provisions still in the bill that undermine existing gun laws, and vows to continue pressing for commonsense guns safety laws.
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July 24, 2015
News release Numerous members of MomsRising.org – an online and on-the-ground organization for moms and everyone who has a mom – gathered today at the Hattiesburg Zoo to present an enormous "thank you" card to Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree and City Council Members Kim Bradley, Deborah Delgado, Carter Carroll, Mary Dryden and Henry Naylor, in recognition of their dedication to children’s health.
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July 21, 2015
Statement On Friday, July 10, Sandra Bland, a Black woman, was on her way to start her new life working in student outreach at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University. According to witness testimony, and a video recording, Sandra, after being slammed down on the ground by the arresting officer said “You just slammed my head to the ground. Do you not even care about that?” Face down on the ground with police officers surrounding her, Sandra was clearly not moving. Police then unjustly charged her with assault and booked her in the county jail.
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July 20, 2015
News release Members of MomsRising.org– an online and on-the-ground organization for moms and everyone who has a mom – will present an enormous "thank you" card, signed by hundreds of moms from around the state, to Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree and City Council Members Kim Bradley, Deborah Delgado, Carter Carroll, Mary Dryden and Henry Naylor, to thank them for their dedication to children’s health:
10:30am, Saturday, July 25
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