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At this rate, equal pay for women is 43 years away – but we don’t have to sit and wait

April 14 is Equal Pay Day, the day in 2015 the typical woman working full-time in the U.S. catches up to what her male counterpart made in 2014. Congress banned pay discrimination in this country over 50 years ago, but at the current rate of progress it will take until 2058 before white women gainContinue reading “At this rate, equal pay for women is 43 years away – but we don’t have to sit and wait”

Equal Pay, Paid Sick/Safe Leave, FAMLI Act Legislative Update: April 1, 2015

Late yesterday, Senator Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, cancelled today’s meeting of the Washington Senate Commerce and Labor Committee which he chairs. Since today, April 1, is “cut-off”, that means that the equal pay, paid sick days, and minimum wage bills heard in committee on Monday are essentially dead for this year. But all of this year’sContinue reading “Equal Pay, Paid Sick/Safe Leave, FAMLI Act Legislative Update: April 1, 2015”

One step closer to real progress for Washington women and their families

We’ve just learned that the Chair of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Paid Sick and Safe Days, the Equal Pay Opportunity Act, and minimum wage legislation next Monday, March 30th at 1:30 p.m. This puts us one step closer to real progress for Washington women and their families! It’sContinue reading “One step closer to real progress for Washington women and their families”