Halfway through the 111th congressional session, recent headlines have focused almost exclusively on health care reform. But our elected officials have made progress on important work-family legislation as well: The Healthy Families Act (House and Senate) has received overwhelming support. More than 125 Representative and Senators are co-sponsoring the legislation. The Act would provide aContinue reading “Is your Senator or Representative a leader on work-family issues?”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Family-Friendly Policies: Wrapping up 2009 and looking to 2010
H1N1 and the recession have focused public attention on the need for new policies that enable all workers to take time off to care for themselves and their families – without undermining family economic security. Here’s what’s going on in Washington state and around the country.
TAM Special Report: Decent Work, Living Wages
The trends described in this special report paint a picture of an economy that was in trouble long before the current recession took hold — at least from the standpoint of the American worker. Whether their distress is measured by stagnant wages or contingent jobs or violations of core labor laws, today’s workers face aContinue reading “TAM Special Report: Decent Work, Living Wages”
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