A bout of flu, car accident, or cancer diagnosis too often leads to a family economic crisis. Most workers have only limited paid leave to deal with their family health needs, and many have no leave at all. The Work and Family Agenda assures that everyone has Paid Sick Days for preventive care or whenContinue reading “A New Work-Family Agenda for Washington”
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Republican lawmakers ignoring even their own base on paid family leave
Seventy-three percent of Republicans said they think it is important that the new Congress and the president consider laws that help secure working families, such as paid family leave and paid sick days.
For many workers, basics such as fair pay and sick time can be elusive, and many are beginning to speak up.
Elected leaders may court the woman’s vote and debate job growth, flexibility, fair pay and even paid sick leave. But for Maddox and other low-wage workers, it’s not about work-life balance or fairness or politics: It’s about survival.
Washington Work and Family Coalition 