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Un dueño de restaurante salvadoreño en California a favor del proyecto de ley WAGES

February 15, 2012
Ésto es lo que pasa en mi restaurante diariamente: Es una mañana como todos los días ó una tarde resplandeciente y nuestros meseros están en sus trabajos, atendiendo a clientes ó poniendo ó quitando platos de las mesas. El trabajo que hacen es muy valiosos e importante para mi restaurante y por eso...
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Sanchez Nicolas
Health Care Open Flexible Work Environmental Health

Wellness Wednesday: News and Tips for Breastfeeding Moms

February 15, 2012
Welcome to Wellness Wednesdays! Join us on the MomsRising blog every Wednesday for tips, expert advice, and the latest news on wellness related issues, including: Breastfeeding Health care Paid Sick Days ...and so much more! Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Mallu2007 It's going to be great: Look...
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Claire Moshenberg
Open Flexible Work

How can I manage them if I can't see them?

February 15, 2012
I am frankly getting tired of hearing it: “How can I manage them if I can’t see them?” That’s clearly the most common expression of resistance from managers who oppose letting their employees work from home (or from anywhere other than the corporate office). In fact, I am convinced the fundamental...
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James Ware
Childcare & Early Education Open Flexible Work

A Day in the Life of a Working Mom

February 15, 2012
Hello MomsRising followers! So many of you enjoyed the CT Working Moms recent series about toxins that I want to share our latest series with you, A Day in the Life of a Working Mom (the brain child of our blogger Christa ). Each day for the next 2 weeks one of our bloggers will take you through...
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Michelle Noehren
Blog Carnivals

Here’s a Tip: Why Your Waiter Needs a Real Minimum Wage

February 15, 2012
Why worry about the hourly wages that waiters get paid by their employers – their real money comes in tips, right? That’s the logic that has left the hourly wage for tipped workers at $2.13 per hour even as the national minimum wage has moved above $7.00. My recent research makes it clear, however...
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Haley-Lock Anna
Paid Sick Days

“Still Sick in the City”: NYC Report Shows Urgency for Paid Sick Days

February 15, 2012
New York may be known for sex in the city, but Nancy Rankin at the Community Service Society of NY (CSSNY) has written a compelling report on a seamier topic: the unacceptably high percentages of New Yorkers without paid sick days, and the consequences for workers, their families, and for the...
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Ellen Bravo
Immigration

Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth

February 15, 2012
PHOENIX --Lisa Marie Cookingham, an OBGYN doctor at several hospitals in Maricopa County, often sees cases of incarcerated patients being shackled to their beds during labor—a practice, she said, puts women and their unborn babies at risk. “I experience first-hand the harmful practice of shackling...
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Fernandez Valeria
Realistic & Fair Wages

$2.13 no compra ni un galón de leche

February 15, 2012
Sé que cada estado tiene sus propias leyes y no todos los meseros en restaurantes son mal pagados. Pero ésto sí es cierto: el sueldo mínimo federal en los Estados Unidos para un mesero que recibe propinas es de $2.13 la hora. ¡Éste sueldo federal no ha cambiado en más de 20 años! No les tengo que...
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Elisa Batista
Realistic & Fair Wages Blog Carnivals

UPDATED x3: Stop Shortchanging Women! A Blog Carnival to Support Raising the Tipped Minimum Wage

February 14, 2012
The federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers has been $2.13 for the past 20 years. That’s right! Two dollars and thirteen cents can’t even buy a gallon of gas or milk; yet, it is the hourly federal minimum wage for thousands of restaurant workers – most of whom are women! “I have worked...
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Monifa Bandele
Blog Carnivals

18 Short Personal Stories from Tipped Workers Who Have Been There

February 14, 2012
A blog carnival on tipped workers' wages wouldn't be complete without the voices of those working for tipped wages themselves. Below are just eighteen of the hundreds of personal stories submitted by MomsRising members. Take a look and share your responses in the comments. We'd love to hear your...
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Monifa Bandele

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