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October 20, 2014

So you have an important job interview. Your sitter cancels. What do you do? When it happened to First Lady Michelle Obama, she packed up baby Malia, carted her into that job interview, and was completely surprised when she still landed the job.   The First Family's efforts to make sure our...

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Megan Beyer

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October 14, 2014

We’re just a few weeks away from an incredibly important election. The votes people cast Nov. 4 will shape our future and our children’s. I’m sure you are planning to vote, but maybe you know people who are on the fence—who think elections in non-presidential years just aren’t that important. Not...

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Liz Shuler

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October 14, 2014

Lately, our idea of a hot date is to fling ourselves onto the couch. Then my husband casts me a knowing glance. I nod. And the big turn on begins. With the touch of Casanova, he fondles not just one, but five remotes, as we settle in to enjoy the PBS series about Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor...

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Roberta Riley

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September 3, 2014

California has long led the way in establishing family friendly workplace policies, from enacting the nation's first paid leave program in 2002, to the nation's first citywide paid sick days law in San Francisco in 2007. Last week, the state legislature made further history by passing a bill that would allow around 6.5 million additional California workers to earn paid sick days. The bill's next stop is Governor Jerry Brown's desk and the great news is that he has already voiced his support for the bill!

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Sara Alcid

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August 22, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Como Presidente del Sindicato de Trabajadores de New York del AFL-CIO , represento a más de 1,3 millones de trabajadores de muchas industrias y profesiones en el sector privado, público y en asociaciones de construcción. Muchos de estos trabajadores...

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Vincent Alvarez

Paid Sick Days

August 22, 2014

To read this blog post in English, click here . Tener días de enfermedad pagados es importante para mí como madre. Soy una madre soltera que siempre recibe esas llamadas angustiosas de la escuela cuando mi hijo está enfermo: “Tu hijo esta enfermo, necesitas recogerlo inmediatamente.” Mi hijo tiene...

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Charlie Rose

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August 21, 2014

Como una de 11 hijos en una familia de inmigrantes agricultores, trabajé en las granjas de la valle central en California durante condiciones muy duras en los años 50 y 60, antes de que la movilización de Cesar Chávez nos ayudará. Estar enferma o herida o mostrar alguna señal de síntomas de...

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Maria Elena Durazo

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August 21, 2014

Mi nombre es Luz Amelia Arevalo, y soy una trabajadora doméstica profesional en el área de Los Ángeles, California. Debido a la necesidad económica, mi propia familia y nietos viven muy lejos. Yo cuido a los hijos de mis jefes, y los amo tanto como amo a mis propios nietos. Hay muchas mujeres como...

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Luz Amelia Arevalo

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August 21, 2014

Las madres no deberían de escoger entre sus trabajos y la salud de sus familias. Pero frecuentemente, compañías obligan a las mujeres tomar esta decisión. Lo sé porque me pasó a mí. Estuve embarazada con mi segundo hijo cuando trabajaba para un centro de llamadas de T-Mobile en Nashville, Tennessee...

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Kristi Rifkin

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August 13, 2014

The following post, with minor modifications, was first featured in the Honolulu Star Advertiser as an op-ed last week, right before Hawaii’s state primary. The first sentence of the editorial read: " As this primary season comes to an end.. ." But the primary season did not end on Saturday as...

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