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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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Nat'l Foster Care Month
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave is for Foster Families too

05/17/19
Since 2004, The Mockingbird Society has worked to ensure that youth who must enter the foster care system are placed with foster parents who are well resourced and supported in a constellation known as MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ . MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ is an empowerment-based approach to foster care,...
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Fernando Clara
Paid Family Leave

Paid Leave Implementation Bill passes in CO!

05/02/19
Yesterday afternoon, Colorado took a MAJOR STEP FORWARD on paid family and medical leave when Senate Bill 188 passed the State Legislature! This bill, now called the FAMLI Implementation Plan, creates a process for conducting necessary research and analyses and making recommendations about the best...
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Erin Bennett Leighton
PaidLeaveWA
Paid Family Leave

Why a Portable Paid Leave Benefit is Awesome

04/29/19
Recent reports have shown that a growing part of the workforce work multiple part time jobs and or are self-employed, especially in Washington State where the gig economy is booming with temporary and contracted jobs. According to The Seattle Times, 7% of Washington State’s workforce is working...
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Seayoung Yim
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QUICK SIGNATURE: Stand with our nurses!

04/09/19
I come from a long line of nurses: my grandma is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my aunts are nurses, and so are my cousins. These women work hard every day to provide outstanding care for premature babies, new parents recovering from childbirth, and patients fighting for their lives in the emergency...
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Maggie Humphreys
Clean Up WA's Tax Code!
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QUICK SIGNATURE: Clean up Washington's tax code!

04/08/19
Today, moms, parents, and advocates gathered in Olympia to testify in strong support of Senate Bill 5961 -- a bill that will fundamentally change the structure of Washington's tax code by creating a capital gains tax on the wealthiest Washingtonians and funding the Working Families Tax Credit...
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Maggie Humphreys
Equal Pay Now!
MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

Stand up for #AAPIEqualPay

03/04/19
As the former Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum , current board member of MomsRising, and most importantly, being a mom to two incredible daughters myself, fighting for equitable treatment of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls is my lifelong...
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Miriam Yeung

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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!

Tell Congress: Paid Leave is our Jam

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9680/">Tell Congress: Paid Leave is our Jam</a>

Add your name to our letter urging every member of Congress to co-sponsor and support the FAMILY Act - the paid family and medical leave insurance act that will soon be reintroduced in Congress. 

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You already know #PaidLeave is our jam.

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.

Tell the new Congress: Co-Sponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/9362/">Tell the new Congress: Co-Sponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act!</a>

Let's close the wage gap with the help of the Paycheck Fairness Act!

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Tell the New Congress: Co-Sponsor the Paycheck Fairness Act!

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