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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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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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MomsRising Paid Family Leave

Ringing in Paid Leave in WA

01/03/19
We’re writing with a BIG announcement for the New Year: Washington State is expecting...Paid Family and Medical Leave! You might qualify for up to 16 weeks of paid time off from work beginning in 2020! And you can help your friends, family, and neighbors benefit too. Check out MomsRising’s BRAND...
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PFML in WA!
Paid Family Leave

It’s The Most Magical Time of Year For Family

12/20/18
Tis the season of jingle bells, holiday lights, and family gatherings. It’s my favorite time of year, but this year it’s even more special as our state readies to implement paid family and medical leave for all. In 2017, I represented MomsRising at a negotiation table in the State Legislature with...
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Maggie Humphreys
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Crushed It! MomsRising's Top Wins of 2018

12/12/18
Recently, MomsRising’s CEO/Executive Director, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner asked MomsRising staff members to share their favorite wins and innovations of the year. It turned out to be a very long list. To put it simply, the MomsRising community — which includes you! — CRUSHED it in 2018! The energy and...
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Breastfeeding

Tell Congress to Support Breastfeeding Moms

12/10/18
I have amazing and urgent news for you! We could get Congress to pass an important new law to support breastfeeding moms before the end of this year, but we have less than two weeks to get it done! The clock is ticking! Join me right now in urging Congress to stand up for breastfeeding moms and...
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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.

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!

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!

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