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Ivanka's Promise

May 2, 2017
Ivanka Trump is set to release her new book today — Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success . Earlier this year, we were happy to welcome Ivanka to the federal government where hundreds of thousands of union members tirelessly serve our country each and every day. As a senior adviser to her...
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Liz Shuler
Childcare & Early Education

What Do Children Need to Be School Ready?

May 2, 2017
As educators, advocates and organizers, we know it’s not easy to unite, and much less execute effectively, as a collective. Nonetheless, we must continue to diligently pursue these collective conversations and actions to achieve a thriving ecosystem for young children. To me there’s undoubtedly an...
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Denise Smith
Family Economic Security MomsRising Open Flexible Work

The Deceptively Named ‘Working Families Flexibility Act,’ Passed by the House Today, Is a ‘Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ and an Anti-Worker Bill

May 2, 2017
Despite its deceptive name, the Working Families Flexibility Act would not offer real flexibility to working families and would instead rob employees of their right to be compensated fairly for extra time they work. This bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing – and working parents aren’t fooled. The...
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Immigration

Domestic Workers Save Lives

May 2, 2017
Who can defend us against growing epidemics of violence, hate, and war? Donald Trump and his allies are vowing to “keep America safe” by cutting $54 billion from domestic programs and pumping it into our military, which is already by far the largest military in the world . The media keeps on...
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Kate Duva
Health Care

CA! Free webinar on children's health insurance!

May 1, 2017
The California Children’s Health Coverage Coalition is pleased to invite you to join a webinar to walk through a California Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Renewal Playbook on May 4, 2017 at 2pm . Congress must act soon to renew the successful Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...
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Michael Odeh
Military Families

#MilitaryMonday: Freelancing—Being Your Own Boss and Being Happy!

May 1, 2017
One of the greatest struggles that I’ve had as a military spouse, harder than the separations, more trying than the unknowns, has been the act of leaving. Leaving family, leaving friends, leaving a home. For someone like myself who already struggles with opening up and allowing people to get to...
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Jennifer Novak
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

#5Actions! Power up!

May 1, 2017
We’re 100 days in to the new administration and we’re not giving up! In fact, we’re powering up, rolling our sleeves up, and marching forward! Here are your #5Actions for this week: 1. The very bad, no good healthcare bill is ba-aack! And they might vote again soon. Tell Congress: Don’t take our...
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Food!

New Report: Parents' Attitudes about Food Marketing to Children #FoodFri

May 1, 2017
Parents play a big role in their children's food habits. This is a given. Yet, children also learn about what they like, and don't like, from television, the radio, new media, and advertisements. Over the course of several years, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of...
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Migdalia Rivera
Radio!
Podcast

Hope At Home - City & State Policies Moving Forward!

May 1, 2017
On the radio show this week we cover policies that are moving forward at the local level and how you can have an impact & talk tactics for holding the line at the federal level. We discuss Seattle's recent paid family leave proposal; Trump’s terrible tax proposal that hurts our economy &...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Childcare & Early Education MomsRising

Let's Celebrate Bilingual Education!

May 1, 2017
*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog MomsRising/MamásConPoder just wrapped up celebrating National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month and we want...
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Diana Limongi

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