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Posted July 28th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Welcome to the MomsRising.org blog carnival on paid sick days! We’ve invited advocates, moms, and workers (and many contributers wear all three hats) to contribute their unique voices to this dynamic national conversation about the urgent need for for everyone to be able to earn paid sick days. This blog carnival pulls together dozens of stories, [...]
Posted July 30th, 2010 by Vicki Shabo
Last weekend and earlier this week, I was in Louisville, Kentucky talking about paid sick days and economic security with both labor leaders and state legislators who champion issues important to workers. Advocates who lead paid sick days campaigns routinely praise organized labor’s hard work on these issues—and it is obvious why. I had the [...]
Posted July 30th, 2010 by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and Mary Olivella
“All mothers want their children to live a better life than theirs; to give them the opportunity to fulfill their hopes and dreams. Throughout my childhood my mother worked countless double-shifts flipping burgers and scrubbing toilets at the local fast food joint. We never talked about the cockroach-ridden apartments or the yearning to see our [...]
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