Open Flexible Work

August 29, 2014

To read this blog post in Engish, click here . La Semana Nacional de Teletrabajo estuvo zumbando, irónicamente, sobre las prohibiciones del teletrabajo. La semana pasada, Best Buy anunció el final de su programa de trabajo desde casa conocido como ROWE por sus siglas en Inglés (ambiente-laboral-...

Nanette Fondas

Open Flexible Work

August 29, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . El nuevo libro de Sheryl Sandburg Vayamos Adelante ("Lean In") enfoca la atención sobre la escasez de mujeres líderes en el campo laboral. Ella subraya que la maternidad es un momento en el que muchas mujeres se desvían de sus carreras. Ella le...

Joan Blades

Open Flexible Work

August 27, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Por más de dos años, La Semana Laboral de Cuatro Horas ha sido un bestseller nacional. ¿Por qué? Porque la mayoría de nosotros nos resentimos estar atados a nuestros trabajos, y sabemos que podemos hacer aún un mejor trabajo si tuviéramos la...

Morra Aarons-Mele

Open Flexible Work

August 22, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Este artículo de opinión apareció originalmente en el blog Modern Mami . Las noticias de que la Directora General de Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, eliminó la flexibilidad del trabajo y forzó a todos los empleados a trabajar en la oficina (incluso a aquellos...

Melanie Edwards

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

August 13, 2014

The following post, with minor modifications, was first featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser as an op-ed last week, right before Hawaii’s state primary. The first sentence of the editorial read: " As this primary season comes to an end.. ." But the primary season did not end on Saturday as...

Shay Chan Hodges

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

August 12, 2014

A few weeks ago, President Obama convened a White House Summit on Working Families, an event attended by national leaders in business and labor. The event was designed to put the issues of working families under a national spotlight. I was proud to participate in this event, representing the AFL-...

Liz Shuler

Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work

August 5, 2014

Office Lyndi Trischler is pregnant, lives with her one-year old daughter, and will soon have to move out of an apartment she can no longer afford because she’s been pushed out of her job. This is all because her employer, the City of Florence, Kentucky, will not permit any City employees to work with medical restrictions, unless they have been injured on-the-job.

Dina Bakst

Open Flexible Work

August 4, 2014

Here are three reasons why employers should develop a formalized flexible work program and how it will benefit both employers and working parents.

Brie Weiler Reynolds

Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

July 15, 2014

I became aware of the huge bias against mothers in hiring, wages and advancement over a decade ago. In response I co-founded MomsRising.org with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. As I learned more and more about work that was compatible with parenthood it became clear that all the practices that are good...

Joan Blades

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

July 7, 2014

Turns out that pretty much all the good work culture practices that are good for moms are good for everybody. And movements are more powerful when they inspire everybody!

Joan Blades