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Tell Congress: Advance Paid Sick Days with the Healthy Families Act!

Advancing equal pay, paid family and medical leave, paid sick days, breastfeeding rights, and other workplace justice policies from the local to federal levels.

The absolute worst part of becoming a new mother two years ago was trying to deal with my time off from work -- supporting myself and my family financially and guaranteeing that I would have a job to return to. I work for the University of Texas which is considered to have good benefits including "...Read more
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It's Labor Day!
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Labor of Love: Thanking the Labor Movement for MOMumental victories

09/03/18
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.
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QUICK SIGNATURE ➡️ Protect Maryland Earned Sick Days!

08/31/18
The pencils are purchased and lunch boxes are ready to be packed! It’s back-to-school time in Maryland! This year, kids and families across Maryland are returning to school with something extra exciting: EARNED SICK DAYS!!! That’s right, this is the first back-to-school season since we passed the...
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QUICK SIGNATURE for Black Women's Equal Pay Day!

08/07/18
It’s happening. Again! And it’s not good. I’m talking about Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – August 7th. This is the day that lifts up the outrageous fact that Black women in the United States earn only 63 cents on the dollar compared to White men. The wage gap between White men and Black women hasn’t...
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Monifa Bandele
Breastfeeding Paid Family Leave

Real Life, Real Support for Breastfeeding Moms

08/29/18
Throughout the month of August, MomsRising has been celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this week (August 25-31) we are delighted to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week . Black Breastfeeding Week is a national awareness campaign promoting and celebrating Black breastfeeding families. This...
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Tina Sherman
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MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

The ABCs of Paid Leave in WA

08/06/18
On June 30, 2017, the Washington State Legislature passed SB 5975 with bipartisan support, creating a statewide paid family and medical leave program that will boost moms, families, and our economy. This bipartisan victory was an incredible testament to what can happen when people come together to...
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It's National Breastfeeding Month & I'm Fired Up!

08/01/18
It’s National Breastfeeding Month and I am fired up!! Why? Everywhere I turn moms and babies are under attack and as we kick off National Breastfeeding Month, breastfeeding moms are no exception. From earlier this spring when Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reduced reimbursement rates for some of the...
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Tina Sherman

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Tell the U.S. Senate: Support the FAMILY Act, not fake solutions!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7897/">Tell the U.S. Senate: Support the FAMILY Act, not fake solutions!</a>

Working people in the United States need a national comprehensive and robust paid family and medical leave program that is more than just maternity and paternity leave and that does not threaten retirement income.

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Tell the U.S. Senate: Support the FAMILY Act, not fake solutions.

It's Past Time For Equal Pay.

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7014/">It's Past Time For Equal Pay.</a>

Urge your elected officials to take action to close the women and mothers' wage gap!

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It's past time for Equal Pay!

Let's Talk About the Wage Gap & Help CLOSE the Wage Gap!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7596/">Let's Talk About the Wage Gap & Help CLOSE the Wage Gap!</a>

On this #MomsEqualPayDay download your free copy of the equal pay chapter of #KeepMarching and use it to start conversations about the wage gap with your friends and family. 

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Let's Talk About the Wage Gap & Help CLOSE the Wage Gap!

NJ Thank-You Card! #PaidSickDays

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/7204/">NJ Thank-You Card! #PaidSickDays</a>

It is truly a new day in New Jersey, and in a few short months New Jersey will be a more just and fair place to live and work.

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Sign our Thank-You Card for NJ Legislators that passed #PaidSickDays!

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