Dispatch from Denver: Eddy and Maria
Over the weekend, Sara and I delivered lawn signs to nearly every corner of Denver.
Dispatch from Denver: Phonebanking
In a place this picturesque, it is hard to believe that some working families are facing grim challenges every day because they don’t have basic paid sick days.
Dispatch from Denver: We’re on TV!
Hello again! I wanted to send a quick note to let you know that the Campaign for a Healthy Denver is on TV!
Dispatch from Denver: Krista’s Story
Hello from the Mile High City! This is rlyons@nationalpartnership.org, work and family government affairs manager at the National Partnership, reporting live from Denver — home of the Broncos, the unsinkable Molly Brown and, hopefully, the fourth citywide paid sick days law.
Dispatch from Denver: “Sick Rick”
Hello, PaidSickDays.org! I’m Sara, an intern at the National Partnership for Women & Families and a proud volunteer with the Campaign for a Healthy Denver.
Dispatches from Denver
This year, we have achieved significant victories in our work to ensure more working people have the right to earn paid sick days.
Realizing the Full Potential of Health Reform
When it passed, we recognized the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation.
On the Right Track: Institute of Medicine’s Essential Benefits Report
America’s women and families want and need confidence that when they buy health insurance, it will cover comprehensive benefits that meet their needs. Thanks to health reform, we may soon get that.
State Workers Deserve FMLA Protections
This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Daniel Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals – a case that could erode the right of millions of women and men to work free from discrimination and to take job-protected, unpaid leave for serious medical conditions.
America’s Working Parents Deserve Paid Leave – Take Action Today!
The arrival of a new child should be a time of pure celebration. Sadly, for millions of working parents without paid leave in this country, the joyous occasion can be short-lived.
Remembering a Major Step toward Equality in the Courts
Thirty years ago today, women and girls in every corner of the country watched with pride as Sandra Day O’Connor raised her right hand, took an oath and became the first woman justice on the Supreme Court.
It’s Official – Seattle Will Guarantee Paid Sick Days!
With the stroke of a pen today, Mayor Mike McGinn secured a groundbreaking victory for the people of Seattle.
