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STOP PA HB 1807

November 20, 2013
How much do you value the workers of PA? Each work day, I drop off my 2 year old at her daycare so that I can go to work. They make sure that she is safe, fed, gets exercise, learns her colors, and interacts (nicely) with other children. In other words – what they do is priceless and enables me to...
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Kelly Dasa
Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Bringing Dads to the Table…and the Home

November 20, 2013
Cross-posted from A Better Balance's Blog. At first, Josh Levs thought his employer’s policy on paid family leave was a simple mistake. His company, Time Warner, offers new mothers ten weeks of paid time off after giving birth. Women and men who have children through adoption or surrogacy also...
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Liz Reiner Platt
Environmental Health

Avoid Toxic Jewelry this Holiday Season (especially for children)

November 20, 2013
What’s in your child’s jewelry box? If you anything like many parents, its full of various play jewelry, presents from friends and family, and your own cast offs. Is anything in your child’s collection from Walmart, or Claire’s? Our friends at Washington Toxics released an alarming report about...
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Katy Farber

Children’s Coverage on the Eve of the Affordable Care Act

November 20, 2013
Here’s a good news story on health coverage that the public is largely unaware of. The number of uninsured children continues to decline to historic lows – a remarkable accomplishment given the high childhood poverty rate and tough economic times. Yet a majority of Americans are unaware of this...
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Say Ahhh!
Paid Sick Days

TAKE ACTION: Plus baby, minus paycheck?

November 19, 2013
“When I had my first child I had to return to work within 3 weeks. I was teaching High School science…I only had 2 weeks of paid vacation so I used all of it. I only had a third week off because my daughter’s birth came at spring break.” – MomsRising member Holly from Colorado Unfortunately, Holly'...
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Ruth Martin

Special webinar tonight: Junk Food Marketing and Kids

November 19, 2013
A very big thanks to everyone who's joined us in calling on Nickelodeon to stop marketing junk food to kids! This is a big issue. And we'd love to tell you more. Please join us for a webinar with special guest The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to discuss junk food marketing to...
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Karen Showalter
Politics & Policy

Share Your Story: MomsRising Blog Carnival "Raising the Voices of Native American Families"

November 19, 2013
For many families across the United States, November is a time to reflect and show gratitude for all that we have. Thanksgiving is an annual celebration marked by family reunions, turkey dinners and football. However, for many Native Americans, whose ancestors lived in the United States long before...
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Connie K. Ho
Childcare & Early Education

Do you know an outstanding primary caregiver? Nominate him or her for an Unsung Hero Award!

November 18, 2013
During Parent Recognition Month each February, Washington State’s Department of Early Learning Strengthening Families Washington , in partnership with Seattle’s Child, honors 28 primary caregivers──parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, grandparents, guardians──who are an Unsung Hero to their...
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Bette Hyde
Open Flexible Work

Goldman Sachs New 'Saturday' Rule is Beyond Ridiculous

November 18, 2013
What happens when Wall Street tries to give “flexibility” to their overworked employees? Something so ridiculous and astonishing, you’ll wonder if it’s straight out of the front page of The Onion . Something taken right from our speaking engagements when we give examples of the crazy things...
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Jody Thompson
Podcast

#RADIO this week! - The Battles Ahead

November 18, 2013
We start out with Congressman Jim McGovern on SNAP, foodstamps, why they're in jeopardy and what you can do about it. Then we move to Congresswoman Barbara Lee who shares the very latest on the current budget negotiations. Next up, dream hampton shares the tragic story of 19-year old Renisha...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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