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An election sweep for paid sick days!

In 2014 alone, our movement has more than tripled the number of workers who will be able to earn paid sick days – now nearly 10 million workers. Many more wins are on the horizon. Congratulations to our coalition partners in California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey! Many more wins are on the horizon. Join us!Continue reading “An election sweep for paid sick days!”

Guess who’s leading on leave? (Hint: Not us)

By Secretary of Labor Tom Perez I spent last week in Melbourne, Australia representing our government at a meeting of Labor Ministers of the world’s 20 major economies. After sitting down with my G20 counterparts and learning more about their policies relating to work and workplaces, my main takeaway is that the United States is distressingly behindContinue reading “Guess who’s leading on leave? (Hint: Not us)”

Paid Parental Leave: The Status of Women 50 Years Later

Fifty years ago the President’s Commission on the Status of Women recommended that paid maternity leave be provided to improve conditions for working women. While the 1993 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was an important step in improving access to leave for new parents, the United States is still without a federal maternity or familyContinue reading “Paid Parental Leave: The Status of Women 50 Years Later”