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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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Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with MomsRising!

08/01/24
This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is - Nourish, Sustain, Thrive! We're still on top of the world celebrating the the rights that pregnant and pumping workers have in the workplace. You can learn (and share) about the legal protections for pregnant and...
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Tina Sherman
Pride Month
MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

LGBTQ+ Families Fought and Won in Washington this Year

06/25/24
Happy Pride from the other Washington - or as we like to say, the better Washington. Washington State may be a small corner of the country, but the MomsRising community here is a mighty force for change. This Pride month, we’re celebrating two big wins that the Risers championed in the 2024 state...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Maggie Humphreys
taxday 2024
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

¡Dile al Congreso “hagan que las ricas corporaciones paguen impuestos” este Día de los Impuestos!

04/15/24
Hoy es el Día de los Impuestos (¿Te acordaste de enviar tu declaración de impuestos? Tienes hasta la medianoche de hoy.) y queremos enviar un mensaje alto, fuerte y poderoso al Congreso de EE.UU. para decirles que deben entrar en acción hoy para asegurar que las personas y las corporaciones ricas...
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Elyssa Schmier
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Podcast Reproductive Justice

Victories! The State of the Union (SOTU), the Oscars, and YOUR Story!

03/18/24
On the radio show this week we cover what really happened in the State of the Union (Hint: Victories!); how to get help through the ACF; the ability of culture change to push legislative change – and what you can do too; and we also hear from an award-winning author about the power of YOUR story. *...
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

What in the IVF is Going On? Moms Are in Crisis: The GOP Wants to Keep Them There.

03/15/24
The battle for mom votes broke through in our national consciousness again last week with a dystopian State of the Union response by Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt. She centered herself in a kitchen that looked like a stage set, using her motherhood to peddle her fear-based vision of America. Rife with misinformation, Britt used words and a delivery that served to increase viewers' anxiety in an already anxiety- and despair-saturated America. A place where women's freedoms are evaporating.
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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Military Families MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

¡Es hora de jugar a la Lotería del Estado de la Unión!

03/06/24
¡Únete a nosotros para jugar Lotería durante el Estado de la Unión a las 9pmET/6pmPT el jueves 7 de marzo! Consigue tu cartón, marca las importantes victorias para el movimiento de cuidado mientras el presidente Joe Biden habla, ¡y celebra cuando las políticas que son importantes para nosotros...
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Tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid leave for every worker!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/41269/?source=action">Tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid leave for every worker!</a>

We deserve more than a smoke and mirrors solution. Sign MomsRising’s urgent letter to tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid family and medical leave for every worker.

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We all deserve Paid Leave, There’s no time to waste.

SIGN NOW: 30 years later & working families still need Paid Family and Medical Leave

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/27990/?source=action">SIGN NOW: 30 years later & working families still need Paid Family and Medical Leave</a>

Tell Congress to pass paid leave for all. Sign now!

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Urge your member of Congress to pass the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee that workers have a right to earn paid annual leave.

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/38691/?source=action">Urge your member of Congress to pass the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee that workers have a right to earn paid annual leave.</a>

Moms and families deserve to have access to paid days off from work. Moms need and deserve time off to care for a sick parent, attend a recital or simply take a break.

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Urge Congress to support the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act because every worker deserves a day off.

QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/37311/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies</a>

All families deserve good paid leave policies that allow them the time to care for themselves or their loved ones when a serious health or caregiving need arises.

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Working moms and families deserve good paid family and medical leave policies.

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