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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

October 17, 2018

October is National Work and Family Month and it’s a good time to talk about the demands of both work and family. Workers, especially working parents, need workplace supports that help address deep systemic inequities based on race, class, and gender. We need policies that make it possible for...

Seayoung Yim

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MomsRising MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

October 3, 2018

There are moments in life where family must come first and you shouldn't be denied unemployment because of it. But Washington's laws don't reflect the caregiving roles that many of us take on in our families nor do they set reasonable standards for working parents struggling to find childcare. We'...

Maggie Humphreys

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Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 3, 2018

Did you hear the news?! Michigan lawmakers passed a paid sick time law! That may seem like good news at first, but the truth is that it’s not that simple and we can’t totally celebrate...yet. Here’s the scoop: The MI Time to Care coalition collected nearly 400,000 signatures for a strong paid sick...

Sara Alcid

Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

September 12, 2018

After years of progress, the decline in the poverty rate slowed between 2016 and 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released Wednesday. In 2017, the official poverty rate was 12.3 percent, down from 12.7 percent in 2016. While workers were earning more, substantial numbers remained at...

David Elliot

It's Labor Day!

Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

September 3, 2018

From a strong minimum wage to paid family and medical leave, Washington’s labor movement has been MOMumental in a slew of powerful wins for women and families.

Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Realistic & Fair Wages

June 7, 2018

Washington! You did it! Today, the Equal Pay Opportunity Act became law! This just-enacted-law means three big changes to your rights and protections in the workplace: Protects the right of workers to share their wage or salary information with co-workers without fear of retaliation Creates a new...

Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

May 30, 2018

Today marks how long mothers in the United States have to work into the new year to earn what fathers were paid in the previous calendar year. In every single state, moms are paid less than dads. That is disgraceful. This persistent wage discrimination doesn’t just hurt moms -- it causes great...

MomsRising

Realistic & Fair Wages

May 24, 2018

It’s time for North Carolina to #ThinkBabies! Each year on average 120,000 babies are born in our state, full of potential and possibilities. We know that what happens in the early years matters. Early experiences shape how a baby’s brain develops, laying the foundation for future learning,...

Beth Messersmith

Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

May 23, 2018

Forced arbitration hurts workers by taking away their ability to join together in collective or class action suits when they are harmed by employers. Few workers have the ability to take on an employer on their own; almost no workers can afford the high legal fees.

Lecia Imbery

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

May 11, 2018

We need your voice! Click here to s hare your birth/maternal story with us or share the story of someone you love! Everyone who becomes pregnant or gives birth should have access to a safe, healthy, and respectful experience. Access to health insurance and quality, equitable health care are a...