Workplace Justice
Advancing equal pay, paid family and medical leave, paid sick days, breastfeeding rights, and other workplace justice policies from the local to federal levels.
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It's Equal Pay Day – the day we mark to sound the alarm on the egregious, gender and racially discriminatory wage gap. Stand with us on Equal Pay Day and urge Congress to take action on the Paycheck Fairness Act and Salary Transparency Act ASAP!
On average, Native women earn only 52 cents for every $1 paid to white men working part-time, full-time, and part year. For Native moms, it’s just 41 cents because in addition to sexism, racism and colonialism, moms face additional wage discrimination and barriers to employment.
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.
Under current law, nearly half of Washington workers who are eligible for paid leave are not guaranteed their job back if they take leave. Accessing paid leave could not only result in being fired, but could also cause workers to lose access to healthcare at a time when they or their family need it the most. House Bill 1213 would fix that.