Alex Stone

Cough if you need sick leave

The short, lumpy red couch in Stili Klikizos’ second-grade classroom at Milwaukee’s Fratney Elementary School was meant for quiet-time reading. Now it’s “the sick couch,” a place for ill students to lie down as they await the bus that takes everybody home at day’s end. “The parents work and will lose pay if theyContinue reading “Cough if you need sick leave”

Family leave insurance can help prime the pump for economic recovery

Whether we’re in a recession or economic boom, almost all employees have family obligations. From planning the birth of a new baby, to taking care of an elderly parent, to dealing with long term medical emergencies, time away from work is sometimes required to care for yourself or your family. There’s no sane economic rationaleContinue reading “Family leave insurance can help prime the pump for economic recovery”

Will your elected official work for working families? Find out

With the campaign season gearing up, candidates are beginning to hold their first town hall meetings and community forums. Both prospective candidates and incumbents alike are out in the community, eager to bolster their campaign platforms by answering questions from constituents. In response, the Washington Family Leave Coalition developed its Candidate Questionnaire — a guideContinue reading “Will your elected official work for working families? Find out”