RSVP: All Hands on Deck for Pregnant Workers' Rights!
Adventure awaits! We hope you can join the MomsRising crew next Wednesday, July 22nd as we set sail to deliver a special message to Congress: We need the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act because it keeps working families healthy and afloat!
Can you join us? We have nautical tote bags and sailor hats waiting for you to deliver - RSVP here!
Here are all the details for you:
What: This is a special delivery to Congress of personal stories and signatures in a nautical tote bag so our elected officials hear this message loud and clear: Before you go on summer recess, anchor the economic security of working families by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!
When: Wednesday, July 22nd, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Where: Meet us outside the Capitol Visitor's Center at 10am - First St NE, Washington, DC 20515
Who: You, your kids, friends, family, neighbors, MomsRising staff, and coalition partners!
RSVP: http://action.momsrising.org/signup/RSVP_PWFA/
Last month, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S. 1512, H.R. 2654) was introduced in Congress with bipartisan (!!!) support. That kind of support is practically unheard of these days, and it is great news. But we can't take anything for granted; the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is too important.
As you can imagine, pregnancy discrimination has dire consequences for a family’s economic security because it leaves pregnant workers without a paycheck at the moment they need it most. Women of color and immigrant women are especially at risk of having employers who refuse to accommodate pregnant workers with medical needs. Nobody should ever have to choose between her job and the health of her pregnancy, but too many women still face this impossible choice today.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will require employers to make the same sort of accommodations for pregnant workers that are already made for employees with disabilities. These accommodations are simple things like being able to sit down or having a water bottle on shift.
Help steer Congress in the right direction by joining our crew next Wednesday, July 22nd to deliver special packages to key legislators asking them to co-sponsor the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act—a bill that helps keep working families afloat! http://action.momsrising.org/signup/RSVP_PWFA/
Together, we're a powerful voice for pregnant workers across the nation.
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