When citizen delegates from Washington State converged in Washington DC to urge their representatives to take action on paid family leave and paid sick days, Selena Allen, of Tacoma (whose story we’ve profiled before), and EOI Policy Director Marilyn Watkins were interviewed by NPR reporter Jennifer Ludden: For millions of Americans, a major illness orContinue reading “NPR: Obama Budget Pushes Paid Leave Programs”
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What Washington’s working moms really need for Mother’s Day: Wage equality and family friendly benefits
More Washington women are primary breadwinners, but their economic progress has stalled out This Sunday, thousands of moms will be recognized and appreciated for all they do. But when they go back to work on Monday, neither their wages nor the policies at their workplaces will fully reflect the contributions they make at work orContinue reading “What Washington’s working moms really need for Mother’s Day: Wage equality and family friendly benefits”
Congressional update on work-family issues
From paid family leave programs to paid sick days, the federal government has been active this year in work and family issues. President Obama has included $50 million in his budget for grants to states to help with start-up costs for paid family leave programs, and advocates across the country are excited by this opportunityContinue reading “Congressional update on work-family issues”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 