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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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QUICK SIGNATURE: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

05/29/19
Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able to sit down) because of loopholes in the 35 year old Pregnancy...
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Sara Alcid
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
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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Paid Family Leave

Pass the FAMILY Act!

02/07/19
Like peanut butter and jelly, equal pay and paid family/medical leave aren’t fancy concepts, they’re not luxury items - they’re basics that stand alone, but are better together. That’s the message we’re taking to Congress and I need your help! → Add your name to our letter urging every member of...
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Ruth Martin
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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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Ruth Martin
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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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 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.

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!

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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