Paid Sick Days

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 10, 2020

It’s this simple: paid sick days will help limit the spread of the coronavirus but over 32 million workers in our country – many of them in the food service industry – don’t have access to any!

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Sara Alcid

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

March 9, 2020

"America’s moms are thrilled that U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced emergency paid sick days legislation last week. The Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act is an urgently needed bill that would allow every employee to take up to seven...

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Families & The Federal Budget Food! Paid Sick Days

March 6, 2020

As we watch the news, coronavirus is showing up in more cities and states across the country. We have two actions related to coronavirus in this week's 5Actions. We need to make sure that once a vaccine is available, it's affordable for everyone. And, we also want to help make sure that those that...

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Sue Anne Reed

Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

March 5, 2020

It’s this simple: paid sick days will help limit the spread of the coronavirus in New York, but over one million workers in our state – many of them in the food service industry – don’t have access to any!

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Sara Alcid

Health Care MomsRising Paid Sick Days

March 3, 2020

"As a longtime resident of Kirkland, Washington, which sadly is the epicenter of fast-spreading coronavirus in the United States, I am seeing firsthand how a long, slow national emergency is becoming a dangerous, deadly crisis. Because the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration have been...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

February 28, 2020

As we wrap up February this weekend with Leap Day and head into spring, we can't help but notice all of the conversations regarding the coronavirus. More importantly, we are all concerned with the costs that will place burden on American families of both getting tested and in whatever vaccines Big...

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Sue Anne Reed

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

November 20, 2019

Can you believe 2019 is almost over? Time flies when you’re busy resisting and persisting! But there’s one thing that truly hasn’t come soon enough – Latina Equal Pay Day.

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Xochitl Oseguera

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MomsVote Paid Sick Days

November 1, 2019

Happy October! This month has been overflowing like a Halloween candy bowl with progress and wins by and for women, moms and families! In this month's newsletter you'll find good news from North Carolina on earned sick leave, terrific photos and messages from MomsRising supporters energized to...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Sick Days

October 25, 2019

Know what's spookier than a bump in the night? Not speaking out about issues that matter to women and families! We're here to help, with this week's round-up of top actions. Please scroll down and make sure you've signed them all, then be sure to share with family and friends too. Because together...

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Karen Showalter

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Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Sick Days

October 18, 2019

Did you watch the first all-female spacewalk today? WOW! We are inspired. Now let's each be superstars by signing and sharing our list of top 5 Actions from the past week! We're kicking things off with an important flu season-related call for Congress to support the Healthy Families Act, which...

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Karen Showalter