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.
In the Works: New Patient Rights
Patients and families may soon have a great opportunity to have more control over – and make improvements in – the health care they receive.
Victory in Seattle!
It is an exciting day for Seattle workers.
Contagion: Not Just a Movie
On the heels of the release of the new blockbuster Contagion — a frightening film about a global flu pandemic — our coalition partner Family Values @ Work has compiled real-life stories about how the flu and other illnesses can spread, particularly when more than 44 million workers in the United States have no paid sick days to use when they become ill or injured.
Paid Sick Days Vital for Grandparents
Grandparents provide a critical support system for families — especially in tough times. As caregivers and workers, they are the glue that holds many families together.
Fair Pay: What a Difference a Union Makes
On Monday, the country will celebrate Labor Day – a national holiday established to honor the strength of America’s workers and its unions. All workers who are in unions benefit from higher wages, better benefits, retirement security and more – but the union difference for today’s women is especially striking, particularly when it comes to fair pay.
